UK Jewish Community Gravitating to Greens and Reform Party as Backing for Major Parties Falls

Findings show a new party division across Jewish people in Britain, with approval rising fast for the Greens – buoyed up by younger and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while older traditional men favor the Reform Party as confidence in the leading parties “collapses”.

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from around 84% in 2020, according to a analysis from a respected demographic center, which stated it was “the smallest share we’ve documented by a significant margin”.

Generally, Labour has been supported by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservatives is traditionally backed by more “religious” Jews.

At the same time, roughly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were supporting the Green party by mid-2025 – which researchers described as “contradictory” given the party’s stance on Israel, which it labeled an “segregationist regime” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Backing of the Greens rose 9% among UK Jewish voters between the summer 2024 election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% rise in backing for the Greens among the general public over the identical timeframe, and coming before the direction of a leading politician who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The analysis said the rise in Green party support suggested “for a notable portion of Jews, domestic priorities and liberal ideals take precedence over foreign policy concerns”.

In contrast, backing of the Reform Party increased among the Jewish community from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in the following year. But the growth lagged the 14% increase Reform received with the wider electorate.

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

A prominent expert remarked: “Reform is more likely to attract men, older, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more inclined to draw younger, unaffiliated and anti-Israel …[but] it is important to recognize that it is also a component of a wider, broader shift influencing the national electorate as a entirety.”

Still, the “surge in Jewish support for Reform UK – a political group whose language on border policy and patriotism would normally be expected to estrange diverse populations, such as Jews” was called “remarkable” by the study.

“Large segments of the Jewish community may gravitate toward leaders pledging firmness and certainty, regardless of past associations” when established parties were viewed as “ineffective or unfriendly”, it commented.

The report stated: “For the first time in contemporary UK Jewish history, approval of the two main parties together has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in the general population too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may suggest a systemic transformation in Jewish political identity.

“Multiple drivers are driving this fragmentation: the Middle East hostilities and its polarising effect on Jewish attitudes; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a recent terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a more general erosion of faith in established parties.

“In combination, these elements are guiding Jews to organizations that deliver certainty – be it through mass rhetoric or far-left ideals.

“If ongoing changes persist … the UK Jewish community are likely to become further split, leading to additional strain among Jewish groups.”

The study group, which follows population shifts, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the study, named The decline of dual-party dominance? Emerging changes in the voting patterns of British Jews.

It found that in 2024, the Jewish community were more inclined than the general population to vote for the leading parties, with 44% supporting the Labour Party, against 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, versus 24% of the general population.

By mid-year, approval of Labour had slumped by 13% among the Jewish community, versus 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” support for the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.