Complex sentence: Hemming was an elected councillor for the South Yardley Ward and Group Chair of the Liberal Democrats on Birmingham City Council until 1 May 2008 and was elected as Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley at the 2005 general election.
Split into simpler sentences: Hemming was an elected councillor for the South Yardley Ward and Group Chair of the Liberal Democrats on Birmingham City Council until 1 May 2008. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley at the 2005 general election.