Improve the logic of this:
He was re-adopted as Liberal candidate when the elections finally came around after the war ended in 1945. Against a popular and well known Conservative opponent and a resurgent Labour party, he was well beaten ;
He was re-adopted as Liberal candidate when the elections finally came around after the war ended in 1945. However, against a popular and well known Conservative opponent and a resurgent Labour party, he was well beaten ;