Complex sentence: In the late 1980s, the NF had gone into a split between the Flag Group and the Official National Front, the latter stood no candidates whereas the former only stood one in Bristol East as an'Independent NF'.
Split into simpler sentences: In the late 1980s, the NF split into the Flag Group and the Official National Front. The latter stood no candidates whereas the former only stood one in Bristol East as an'Independent NF'.