Four Ghanaians have found their way into the UK House of Commons after securing a win in the elections held on Thursday, December 12, 2019.

The four, made up of two females and two males, won on the tickets of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party respectfully.

While, Abena Oppong-Asare won the Erith and Thamesmead Constituency with 48 per cent of the votes and a majority of 3,758, Bell Ribeiro-Addy won the seat to represent the Streatham constituency after securing 54.8 per cent with 30,976 votes.

Their male counterparts, Adam Afriyie also retained the Windsor seat with 31,501 votes and Kwasi Kwarteng, also kept possession of his Spelthorne seat with 18,000 votes.

The two newly elected female MPs who took to Twitter to announce their victory, also used the opportunity to thank family and friends for diverse supports rendered in cash and kind.

Thank you everyone, I am so humbled to have been elected as the MP for my home, Streatham 🌹 pic.twitter.com/qzAWdenAqQ

— Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (@BellRibeiroAddy) December 13, 2019

Thank you very much to everyone who voted for me to become the @E_TLabour MP. Also thank you to everyone that rallied behind me - working their socks off to make this possible. There are soo many unsung heroes who helped me fight to keep this seat red! 🌹 pic.twitter.com/RzvLSqrEqV

— Abena Oppong-Asare MP (@abenaopp) December 13, 2019

With a background in Politics and International Relations from the University of Kent she works as a researcher for the London Assembly Labour Group focusing on equalities.

The four are expected to take their oath of office on December 17, 2019, when the House meets to start the new Parliament.