Complex sentence: Hodge retained her seat at the 2010 general election, doubling her majority to over 16,000, following a hugely unsuccessful campaign by the BNP which saw Griffin come third behind the Conservatives, and the party lose all 12 of its seats on Barking and Dagenham Council.
Split into simpler sentences: Hodge retained her seat at the 2010 general election, doubling her majority to over 16,000, with Griffin coming third behind the Conservatives. The BNP lost all 12 of its seats on Barking and Dagenham Council.