Complex sentence: Charles Reed's place was taken by Professor Fawcett for the Liberals, wo chose Holms again as his running mate in the two seat constituency; and this time Gill lost by only a small margin.
Split into simpler sentences: Charles Reed's place was taken by Professor Fawcett for the Liberals. He chose Holms again as his running mate in the two-seat constituency and this time Gill lost by only a small margin.