UK Jewish Community Shifting Towards Greens and Reform Party as Support for Major Parties Drops

Research has uncovered a emerging political divide among Jewish people in Britain, with backing increasing rapidly for the Greens – driven by newer generation and non-Zionist Jews – while older observant men turn to the Reform Party as confidence in the leading parties “drops sharply”.

Support for the two major UK parties among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by summer 2025 from around 84% in 2020, based on a report from a prominent policy organization, which commented it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically supported by more “non-religious” Jews while the Conservatives is historically preferred by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly 18% of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were supporting the Greens by June 2025 – which the study labeled “contradictory” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a decision at its 2024 party conference.

Support for the Green Party increased 9% among the Jewish community between the 2024 general election and June 2025, exceeding the 1% increase in approval of the Green Party among the broader voting population over the equivalent interval, and preceding the leadership of a leading member who describes himself as a “proud” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis stated the rise in Green Party support suggested “for a sizable segment of Jews, national issues and liberal ideals take precedence over foreign policy concerns”.

In contrast, support for Reform increased among UK Jewish voters from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in mid-2025. But the rise lagged the 14% increase Reform UK enjoyed with the broader voter base.

“The community is less prone [than the broader public] to support Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to vote for the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the report commented.

A prominent expert noted: “Reform UK is more likely to attract male, elderly, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more inclined to appeal to younger, secular and anti-Israel …[but] it is essential to note that it is also part of a larger, broader shift influencing the national electorate as a complete group.”

Nonetheless, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for the Reform Party – a party whose discourse on border policy and nationalism would normally be anticipated to distance minority communities, such as Jews” was called “striking” by researchers.

“Significant parts of the Jewish community may lean towards parties pledging firmness and certainty, despite ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were seen as “weak or unfriendly”, it commented.

The study stated: “For the earliest occasion in modern Jewish community experience, backing of the Conservative and Labour parties together 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 suggest a structural shift in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Three forces are driving this splintering: the war in Gaza and its polarising effect on Jewish attitudes; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, culminating in a notable terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a more general erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“Together, these issues are pushing Jews toward organizations that deliver clarity – be it through populism or extreme liberalism.

“If current trends persist … the UK Jewish community are likely to become more politically polarised, leading to additional strain among Jewish groups.”

The study group, which monitors population shifts, interviewed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the study, titled The end of two-party politics? New developments in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.

It discovered that in the election year, the Jewish community were more prone than the wider public to support the dominant groups, with 44% favoring the Labour Party, versus 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting Conservative, compared with 24% of the wider electorate.

By summer, approval of the Labour Party had slumped by 13% among the Jewish community, against a 9% decline with the broader voter base, while backing for the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters fell by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Low and stable” backing of the Liberal Democrats has changed from 8% to 9% among British Jews.