Association had put up advertisements on London buses saying "there's probably no God, now stop worrying and enjoy your life". The party then produced similar adverts saying "there definitely is a God, so join the Christian Party and enjoy your life." The advert received over 1,000 complaints. On election day, the party retained one deposit in the London region through gaining 51,336 votes (2.9%). In the 2010 general election, the party stood 71 candidates, gaining 18,623 votes. The newly re-registered Christian Party contested the Eastleigh by-election in February 2013 with its candidate Kevin Milburn, a retired former prison officer and health care worker who stood against same-sex marriage. He received 163 votes (0.4%). The Christian Party fielded nine candidates in the 2015 general election who between them polled 3,205 votes. Only John Cormack in Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) saved his deposit with 6.6%; the other eight each received less than 1% of the votes cast. In the Scottish Parliament constituency covering the Western Isles John Cormack received 8.8% of the vote at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, coming fourth ahead of the Liberal Democrats. In the 2017 general election, the party fielded two candidates in Scotland. In the 2019 general election the Christian Party ran an alliance with the Christian Peoples Alliance. Policies The party's mission statement is "Christians working together to bring Christian concern, goodwill and action into the community, education, business and politics." The party's website includes a statement of its policies which include the following: Banking Promote personal and corporate financial responsibility Promote government creation of money to be managed by the Bank of England to avoid national indebtedness to commercial banks 'Law and order' manifesto Change the role of the Social Services to support parental authority Make contraception for minors illegal without parental approval Re-instate in loco parentis as a fundamental principle of school teaching Health Make private health insurance a visa requirement for migrants Oblige private medical insurers to inform the Home Office when a private medical insurance policy linked to a visa is allowed to lapse or expires Review and reduce Health and Safety legislation Social security Reform the benefit system to remove the risk associated with leaving the welfare system and entering work. This would be accomplished by suspending benefit claims for a period of 9 months rather than closing them when an unemployed person gains employment. Within the 9-month period