UK ELECTION: 12 British MPs of African Heritage who were all Elected in Thursday's General Election - Zinny's Blog

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UK ELECTION: 12 British MPs of African Heritage who were all Elected in Thursday's General Election

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We should be proud and congratulate twelve candidates of African heritage for winning the election to become Members of Parliament in U.K. Most of the MPs were all in the previous parliament and have all won their seats again.

BBC has the inner scoop:


Kemi Badenoch who has spent some of her life in Nigeria won the Saffron Walden seat for the Conservative party with 61.8% of the vote. 
Bim Afolami whose father is from Nigeria won the Hitchin and Harpenden seat for the Conservative party with 53.1% of the vote.
Helen Grant who has a Nigerian father won Maidstone and the Weald for the Conservative party taking 56.4% of the vote. 
Adam Afriyie who has a Ghanaian father won Windsor for the Conservative taking 64.4% of the vote 
Mark Hendrick who is British-Somali won Preston for the Labour party taking 68% of the vote 
Chuka Umunna who has a Nigerian father won Streatham for the Labour party taking 68.5% of the vote 
Chi Onwurah who has a Nigerian father won Newcastle Central for the Labour party taking 64.9% of the vote 
Sam Gyimah both of whose parents are Ghanaian won Surrey East for the Conservative party with 59.6% of the vote 
Kwasi Kwarteng both of whose parents are Ghanaian won Spelthorne for the Conservative party with 57.3% of the vote 
Kate Osamor both of whose parents are Nigerian won Edmonton for the Labour party with 71.5% of the vote 
James Cleverly whose mother is Sierra Leonean won Braintree for the Conservative party with 62.8% of the vote 
Priti Patel whose parents are Ugandan Asians won Witham for the Conservative party with 64.3% of the vote.

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