Complex sentence: The SUP also stood for two seats at the 2001 General Election, in Glasgow Springburn and Airdrie and Shotts; the party managed to retain its deposit in the former and almost do so in the latter.
Split into simpler sentences: The SUP also stood for two seats at the 2001 General Election, in Glasgow Springburn and Airdrie and Shotts. The party managed to retain its deposit in the former, and almost do so in the latter.