British Jewish Community Shifting Towards Greens and Reform UK as Support for Main Parties Declines

Findings show a emerging party division among Jewish people in Britain, with support rising fast for the Greens – driven by younger and non-Zionist Jews – while older Orthodox men turn to the Reform Party as faith in the leading parties “collapses”.

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters had dropped to 58% by summer 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, as per a study from a respected policy organization, which noted it was “the weakest support we’ve documented by a significant margin”.

Labour is typically preferred by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservative party is conventionally favored by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, nearly a fifth of British Jews (18%) were backing the Greens by summer 2025 – which researchers called “surprising” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it termed an “apartheid state” in a decision at its 2024 party conference.

Approval of the Green Party increased 9% among British Jews between August 2024’s general election and the following year, exceeding the 1% growth in Green support among the general public over the same period, and coming before the leadership of a leading politician who states he is a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The report stated the increase in Greens support indicated “for a notable portion of Jews, home affairs and progressive values surpass foreign policy concerns”.

At the same time, backing of the Reform Party rose among the Jewish community from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. Yet the rise fell behind the 14% rise Reform UK received with the general public.

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

A prominent expert said: “Reform is more likely to appeal to men, elderly, traditional, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more prone to draw newer generation, non-religious and anti-Zionist …[but] it is essential to acknowledge that it is also a component of a wider, more general trend influencing the national electorate as a complete group.”

However, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for the Reform Party – a organization whose discourse on border policy and nationalism would typically be anticipated to estrange minority communities, such as Jews” was called “striking” by the study.

“Notable portions of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward parties promising strength and clarity, regardless of political history” when established parties were viewed as “ineffective or unfriendly”, it commented.

The study stated: “For the initial instance in recent Jewish community records, support for the Labour and Conservative parties together has fallen below 60%.

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

“Multiple drivers appear to be propelling this division: the Gaza conflict and its splitting influence on community views; rising antisemitism, culminating in a major terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a broader loss of confidence in mainstream parties.

“In combination, these elements are guiding Jews in the direction of organizations that offer clarity – be it through popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If current trends endure … Jewish voters in Britain are expected to become increasingly divided, leading to additional internal community tensions.”

The research body, which tracks community changes, surveyed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the analysis, named The end of two-party politics? Recent shifts in the political preferences of UK Jewish voters.

It found that in the previous year, the Jewish community were more inclined than the general population to back the dominant groups, with 44% favoring the Labour Party, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% voting for Conservative, compared with 24% of the wider electorate.

By summer, approval of the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among the Jewish community, against a 9% decrease with the general public, while Conservative support among the Jewish community dropped by 4%, equaling the wider electorate. “Minimal and steady” approval of the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among British Jews.