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| 2 | 2014 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election - Ward results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Lisa Preston | 1,470 | 59.7 | 10.6 |
| 5 | - | UKIP | John Beirne | 667 | 27.1 | +27.1 |
| 6 | - | Conservative | Nancy Ashcroft | 131 | 5.3 | +0.5 |
| 7 | - | Green | Freda Brodie | 107 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| 8 | - | BNP | Peter Clayton | 87 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 9 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 803 | 32.6 | 26.5 |
| 10 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,462 | 31.3 | +5.4 |
| 11 | - | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | - |

Question: How many votes did UK Independence Party candidate John Beirne take?
Answer: UK Independence Party candidate John Beirne came second in the wards, taking 667 votes, compared to 1,470 for Labour candidate Lisa Preston.