UK Jews Shifting Towards Greens and Reform Party as Backing for Main Parties Falls

Studies reveal a fresh party division across British Jews, with support increasing rapidly for the Greens – propelled by youthful and non-Zionist Jews – while older Orthodox men favor the Reform Party as faith in the dominant political groups “drops sharply”.

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had dropped to 58% by summer 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a analysis from a prominent policy organization, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by a significant margin”.

Labour is typically supported by more “secular” Jews while the Conservatives is conventionally backed by more “observant” Jews.

In parallel, roughly 18% of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were supporting the Green party by June 2025 – which analysts described as “paradoxical” given its position on the Israeli state, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a resolution at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Approval of the Green party rose 9% among the Jewish community between the summer 2024 election and the following year, exceeding the 1% increase in Green support among the broader voting population over the same period, and predating the direction of a well-known politician who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the rise in Green party support implied “for a sizable segment of Jews, domestic priorities and progressive values outweigh global matters”.

Meanwhile, approval of Reform UK increased among British Jews from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in mid-2025. Yet the increase trailed the 14% increase Reform UK experienced with the general public.

“Jewish voters are less likely [than the wider electorate] to back the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to support the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the report stated.

A senior researcher remarked: “Reform is more prone to appeal to men, more senior, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more likely to appeal to newer generation, unaffiliated and anti-Israel …[but] it is crucial to note that it is also a component of a broader, wider pattern affecting the UK population as a entirety.”

Still, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for Reform – a organization whose rhetoric on immigration and national identity would typically be expected to alienate ethnic groups, including Jews” was labeled “striking” by analysts.

“Notable portions of the Jewish population may gravitate toward voices promising strength and certainty, regardless of ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were seen as “indecisive or unfriendly”, it noted.

The analysis stated: “For the earliest occasion in recent Jewish community records, approval of the two main parties combined has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in the general population too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may signal a structural shift in Jewish political identity.

“Multiple drivers seem to be fueling this splintering: the war in Gaza and its splitting influence on Jewish attitudes; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, resulting in a recent violent incident at a religious center; and a wider erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“Collectively, these factors are guiding Jews toward political groups that provide certainty – be it through popular appeal or far-left ideals.

“If current trends endure … British Jews are likely to become further split, leading to more internal community tensions.”

The study group, which tracks demographic trends, interviewed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the report, titled The decline of dual-party dominance? Recent shifts in the political preferences of the Jewish community.

It discovered that in 2024, Jewish electors were more inclined than the broader electorate to vote for the leading parties, with 44% backing Labour, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% voting for Conservative, compared with 24% of the wider electorate.

By June, approval of Labour had slumped by 13% among British Jews, versus a 9% decline with the broader voter base, while Conservative support among UK Jewish voters declined by 4%, equaling the wider electorate. “Low and stable” support for the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among British Jews.