British Jews Gravitating to Greens and Reform Party as Backing for Major Parties Falls

Studies reveal a new electoral split across the UK Jewish community, with support rising fast for the Green Party – propelled by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while older traditional men turn to Reform UK as faith in the leading parties “collapses”.

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had declined to 58% by mid-2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, as per a analysis from a leading demographic center, which commented it was “the weakest support we’ve ever recorded by a wide gap”.

Generally, Labour has been preferred by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservative party is conventionally preferred by more “religious” Jews.

In parallel, nearly one in five UK Jewish voters (18%) were supporting the Greens by summer 2025 – which analysts called “surprising” given its position on the Israeli state, which it labeled an “discriminatory system” in a resolution at its 2024 national meeting.

Support for the Green party increased 9% among UK Jewish voters between August 2024’s general election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% increase in Green support among the general public over the equivalent interval, and coming before the leadership of a leading politician who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The study said the growth in Green party support indicated “for a significant minority of Jews, national issues and liberal ideals take precedence over international affairs”.

Meanwhile, approval of Reform UK increased among UK Jewish voters from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in the following year. Yet the rise trailed the 14% jump Reform received with the wider electorate.

“Jews remain less inclined [than the general population] to back Reform [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to back the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis said.

A prominent expert remarked: “Reform UK is more inclined to draw men, more senior, traditional, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more likely to appeal to younger, secular and non-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to acknowledge that it is also part of a broader, wider pattern driving the UK population as a whole.”

Still, the “rapid increase in approval among the Jewish community for Reform – a party whose language on immigration and nationalism would typically be anticipated to estrange minority communities, including Jews” was labeled “striking” by analysts.

“Large segments of the Jewish population may move toward parties promising firmness and direction, irrespective of ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were seen as “ineffective or opposed”, it noted.

The study said: “For the first time in contemporary Jewish community history, support for the two main parties combined has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in the broader public too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may signal a systemic transformation in the political views of Jews.

“Multiple drivers are propelling this division: the war in Gaza and its divisive impact on Jewish attitudes; rising antisemitism, resulting in a recent terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a wider collapse of trust in traditional political groups.

“In combination, these factors are pushing Jews in the direction of organizations that offer certainty – either via popular appeal or radical progressivism.

“If recent developments endure … Jewish voters in Britain are expected to become increasingly divided, prompting additional strain among Jewish groups.”

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

It revealed that in the previous year, Jewish voters were more likely than the wider public to support the two main parties, with 44% favoring the Labour Party, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% voting for Conservative, compared with 24% of the broader public.

By summer, approval of the Labour Party had slumped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, against a 9% decrease with the wider electorate, while approval of the Tories among the Jewish community declined by 4%, equaling the broader population. “Small and consistent” approval of the Liberal Democrats has changed from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.