UK Jews Shifting Towards Green Party and Reform Party as Backing for Main Parties Declines

Findings show a fresh political divide among Jewish people in Britain, with support increasing rapidly for the Green Party – propelled by youthful and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while more senior Orthodox men turn to the Reform Party as confidence in the two main parties “drops sharply”.

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, based on a study from a prominent research institute, which commented it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by a significant margin”.

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

At the same time, nearly one in five UK Jewish voters (18%) were favoring the Greens by summer 2025 – which the study described as “paradoxical” given the party’s stance on the Israeli state, which it labeled an “segregationist regime” in a resolution at its 2024 party conference.

Approval of the Green party rose 9% among British Jews between the 2024 general election and mid-2025, exceeding the 1% rise in backing for the Greens among the broader voting population over the identical timeframe, and coming before the leadership of a leading politician who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The report noted the growth in Green party support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, national issues and progressive values surpass global matters”.

At the same time, backing of Reform rose among the Jewish community from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in mid-2025. But the rise trailed the 14% jump the Reform Party experienced with the general public.

“The community is less inclined [than the wider electorate] to vote for the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to back the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis stated.

A lead analyst remarked: “Reform is more likely to attract men, elderly, orthodox, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more inclined to attract younger, unaffiliated and anti-Zionist …[but] it is essential to acknowledge that it is also part of a wider, wider pattern influencing the British public as a complete group.”

Still, the “surge in Jewish support for the Reform Party – a political group whose language on immigration and patriotism would typically be anticipated to distance minority communities, such as Jews” was called “striking” by researchers.

“Notable portions of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward voices promising firmness and certainty, regardless of past associations” when established parties were perceived as “weak or hostile”, it commented.

The analysis said: “For the first time in contemporary British Jewish history, approval of the Conservative and Labour parties together has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in the broader public too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may suggest a structural shift in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Three forces seem to be propelling this division: the war in Gaza and its splitting influence on Jewish attitudes; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, culminating in a notable security breach at a religious center; and a broader collapse of trust in established parties.

“Collectively, these issues are driving Jews to organizations that deliver direction – either via populism or far-left ideals.

“If ongoing changes continue … British Jews are predicted to become increasingly divided, prompting further internal community tensions.”

The study group, which monitors community changes, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the report, titled The end of two-party politics? Recent shifts in the electoral choices of UK Jewish voters.

It found that in 2024, Jewish electors were more inclined than the wider public to back the dominant groups, with 44% favoring Labour, compared with 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, versus 24% of the broader public.

By summer, support for the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among British Jews, against a 9% decrease with the broader voter base, while Conservative support among British Jews declined by 4%, paralleling the broader population. “Low and stable” backing of the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.