Original sentence: In political terms, the area's strong association with the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party can be traced to historical associations with Liberalism and non-conformist religion, particularly Methodism, in the 19th century and similarly land ownership and the Conservative party in the same period
Edited sentence: Cornwall also traditionally elects a number of independent councillors, and is a centre for the rump Liberal Party in the UK.Religious non-conformism was strong in Cornwall, and the Church of England was less well supported than some areas to the east.The Conservative Party is also fairly strong in Cornwall, but for slightly different reasons.The Labour Party is traditionally much weaker in Cornwall than many other parts of the UK, although it has had some representation locally.They suffered a particularly bad setback in the 1990s.This has continued to inform later Cornish politics, in the form of Liberalism, now represented mainly by the Liberal Democrats can be traced to historical associations with Liberalism and non-conformist religion, particularly Methodism, in the 19th century and similarly land ownership and the Conservative party in the same period.This may be partly because there is no major urban centre in Cornwall - Plymouth tends to fulfil that role