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

Research has uncovered a emerging electoral split within Jewish people in Britain, with approval rising fast for the Greens – propelled by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while older Orthodox men lean toward the Reform Party as faith in the two main parties “drops sharply”.

Support for the Conservative and Labour parties among UK Jewish voters had fallen to 58% by mid-2025 from around 84% in 2020, according to a analysis from a respected policy organization, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by a wide gap”.

Generally, Labour has been preferred by more “non-religious” Jews while the Conservatives is historically favored by more “Orthodox” Jews.

At the same time, almost 18% of British Jews (18%) were supporting the Green party by mid-2025 – which the study called “contradictory” given the party’s stance on Israel, which it described an “segregationist regime” in a vote at its 2024 party conference.

Backing of the Green party grew 9% among UK Jewish voters between the 2024 general election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% rise in Green support among the wider electorate over the same period, and preceding the direction of a leading politician who states he is a “devout” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The report said the increase in Green party support indicated “for a notable portion of Jews, domestic priorities and progressive values take precedence over international affairs”.

At the same time, backing of Reform UK increased among British Jews from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. But the rise fell behind the 14% rise Reform UK experienced with the general public.

“Jews remain less prone [than the general population] to vote for the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more prone to vote for the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the report stated.

A senior researcher remarked: “Reform UK is more prone to attract male, elderly, traditional, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more prone to attract youthful, secular and non-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to recognize that it is also an element of a larger, more general trend influencing the national electorate as a complete group.”

However, the “surge in Jewish support for the Reform Party – a organization whose language on migration and national identity would normally be anticipated to estrange diverse populations, like Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by researchers.

“Significant parts of the Jewish population may move toward parties pledging resolve and clarity, despite past associations” when established parties were perceived as “ineffective or opposed”, it commented.

The analysis declared: “For the initial instance in contemporary UK Jewish records, approval of the two main parties collectively has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in wider society too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may signal a systemic transformation in Jewish political identity.

“Three forces appear to be fueling this fragmentation: the Middle East hostilities and its divisive impact on Jewish attitudes; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a major security breach at a synagogue; and a broader loss of confidence in mainstream parties.

“In combination, these elements are guiding Jews toward political groups that deliver direction – be it through popular appeal or radical progressivism.

“If current trends persist … British Jews are predicted to become increasingly divided, leading to further internal community tensions.”

The study group, which follows population shifts, polled 11,000 British Jews for the analysis, called The shift away from two-party support? New developments in the political preferences of UK Jewish voters.

It revealed that in the previous year, Jewish voters were more inclined than the general population to back the two main parties, with 44% backing Labour, compared with 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% backing the Conservative Party, versus 24% of the broader public.

By June, support for Labour had declined by 13% among the Jewish community, versus a 9% drop with the wider electorate, while approval of the Tories among British Jews declined by 4%, paralleling the wider electorate. “Low and stable” backing of the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among British Jews.