Complex sentence: He considered returning to the Green Party but ultimately ran a "low key campaign" as an independent, and was elected on the 12th count to the fourth of eight seats in the in the Lucan local electoral area.
Split into simpler sentences: He considered returning to the Green Party but ultimately ran a "low key campaign" as an independent. He was elected on the 12th count to the fourth of eight seats in the Lucan local electoral area.