Complex sentence: Pincher was born in Walsall, and grew up in Wombourne, Staffordshire, and has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1987, having been politicised by the 1984--85 miners' strike.
Split into simpler sentences: Pincher was born in Walsall, and grew up in Wombourne, Staffordshire. He has been a member of the Conservative Party since 1987, having been politicised by the 1984--85 miners' strike.