The BBC News website's Africa desk team have been keeping an eye on 10 candidates in the UK elections who are of African heritage.
They were all MPs in the previous parliament and have all won their seats again:
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