UK Jewish Community Shifting Towards Green Party and Reform Party as Backing for Main Parties Falls

Findings show a new political divide within British Jews, with support growing quickly for the Green Party – buoyed up by youthful and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while elderly Orthodox men turn to Reform UK as confidence in the leading parties “drops sharply”.

Backing of Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had fallen to 58% by mid-2025 from around 84% in 2020, according to a analysis from a respected demographic center, which stated it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by a significant margin”.

Labour is typically preferred by more “secular” Jews while the Tories is traditionally favored by more “Orthodox” Jews.

At the same time, roughly one in five Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were supporting the Greens by summer 2025 – which the study called “contradictory” given its position on Israel, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a decision at its 2024 party conference.

Support for the Greens rose 9% among UK Jewish voters between the summer 2024 election and June 2025, surpassing the 1% rise in Green support among the wider electorate over the same period, and preceding the direction of a well-known politician who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The report noted the growth in Green Party support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, home affairs and liberal ideals take precedence over international affairs”.

In contrast, approval of Reform UK increased among the Jewish community from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in the following year. Yet the rise fell behind the 14% jump the Reform Party experienced with the broader voter base.

“The community is less prone [than the general population] to back Reform [11% vs 28%], but more prone to back the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis stated.

A lead analyst noted: “The Reform Party is more likely to draw men, more senior, traditional, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more prone to attract youthful, unaffiliated and anti-Zionist …[but] it is essential to acknowledge that it is also a component of a wider, wider pattern affecting the national electorate as a whole.”

However, the “surge in Jewish support for Reform – a party whose discourse on border policy and nationalism would usually be anticipated to alienate minority communities, including Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by the study.

“Notable portions of the Jewish population may move toward voices offering firmness and direction, regardless of past associations” when traditional groups were perceived as “indecisive or hostile”, it noted.

The study said: “For the initial instance in modern UK Jewish records, approval of the two main parties collectively has dropped under 60%.

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

“Three forces seem to be fueling this splintering: the Middle East hostilities and its divisive impact on Jewish opinions; rising antisemitism, resulting in a recent security breach at a Jewish house of worship; and a more general loss of confidence in traditional political groups.

“Collectively, these elements are driving Jews toward parties that offer direction – either via populism or radical progressivism.

“If current trends persist … Jewish voters in Britain are likely to become increasingly divided, causing more internal community tensions.”

The research body, which tracks population shifts, interviewed 11,000 British Jews for the report, titled The shift away from two-party support? New developments in the political preferences of British Jews.

It found that in the election year, Jewish electors were more prone than the general population to back the dominant groups, with 44% backing the Labour Party, versus 34% of the total voters, and 32% backing the Conservative Party, against 24% of the wider electorate.

By summer, support for the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among the Jewish community, versus a 9% drop with the wider electorate, while approval of the Tories among UK Jewish voters dropped by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Minimal and steady” backing of the Lib Dems has moved from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.