Original sentence: A poll by the BBC2 The Daily Politics programme in January 2007 selected Benn as the UK's "Political hero" with 38.22% of the vote, beating Baroness Thatcher with 35.3% and five other contenders including Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party; Clare Short, independent MP; Neil Kinnock, previous Labour Party leader; Norman Tebbit, previous Conservative Party chairman and Shirley Williams, one of the 'gang of four' who founded the Social Democratic Party
Edited sentence: A poll by the BBC2 The Daily Politics programme in January 2007 selected Benn as the UK's "Political hero" with 38.22% of the vote, beating Baroness Thatcher with 35.3% and five other contenders including Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party; Clare Short, independent MP; Neil Kinnock, previous Labour Party leader; Norman Tebbit, previous Conservative Party chairman, and the omnipresent and popular Shirley Williams, one of the 'gang of four' who founded the Social Democratic Party and became the House of Lords Lib Dem Leader (2001-2004)