Original sentence: He stood as UKIP candidate in Hull East in the 2010 general election, and finished fourth with 2,745 votes (8%).Hookem voted for the Labour Party until he became disillusioned with what he considered "a criminal Labour government".On 6 October 2016, Hookem was involved in a fight with fellow UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe during a UKIP meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg
Edited sentence: He stood as UKIP candidate in Hull East in the 2010 general election, and finished fourth with a mere 2,745 votes (8%).Hookem claims to have voted for the Labour Party until he became disillusioned with what he considered "a criminal Labour government".On 6 October 2016, Hookem attempted to fight fellow UKIP MEP Steven Woolfe during a UKIP meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg