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

Findings show a fresh party division across Jewish people in Britain, with support rising fast for the Greens – driven by newer generation and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while older Orthodox men lean toward Reform UK as confidence in the dominant political groups “collapses”.

Approval of the Conservative and Labour parties among UK Jewish voters had fallen to 58% by mid-2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a study from a leading demographic center, which stated it was “the smallest share we’ve documented by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically supported by more “non-religious” Jews while the Conservative party is traditionally backed by more “observant” Jews.

In parallel, nearly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were supporting the Green party by mid-2025 – which researchers labeled “surprising” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Approval of the Green party grew 9% among UK Jewish voters between the 2024 general election and June 2025, surpassing the 1% growth in Green support among the broader voting population over the equivalent interval, and predating the guidance of a well-known figure who identifies as a “devout” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The report stated the growth in Greens support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, national issues and liberal ideals surpass foreign policy concerns”.

At the same time, support for the Reform Party grew among UK Jewish voters from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in mid-2025. But the rise fell behind the 14% increase Reform enjoyed with the wider electorate.

“Jewish voters are less prone [than the wider electorate] to support the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more likely to vote for the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis said.

A lead analyst said: “The Reform Party is more prone to attract men, more senior, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to attract newer generation, unaffiliated and non-Zionist …[but] it is essential to recognize that it is also part of a broader, wider pattern influencing the UK population as a whole.”

Still, the “sharp rise in approval among the Jewish community for Reform – a party whose language on migration and patriotism would normally be expected to alienate diverse populations, like Jews” was described as “remarkable” by researchers.

“Large segments of the Jewish population may lean towards leaders promising strength and direction, regardless of political history” when mainstream parties were perceived as “indecisive or hostile”, it added.

The analysis said: “For the first time in contemporary Jewish community experience, backing of the Labour and Conservative parties combined has declined to less than 60%.

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

“Several factors seem to be fueling this division: the Gaza conflict and its polarising effect on community views; rising antisemitism, peaking with a major terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a broader erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“Together, these elements are driving Jews in the direction of organizations that provide direction – whether through popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If current trends persist … British Jews are expected to become increasingly divided, leading to additional divisions within the community.”

The study group, which monitors community changes, interviewed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the study, named The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the electoral choices of UK Jewish voters.

It revealed that in the previous year, Jewish voters were more inclined than the wider public to back the leading parties, with 44% favoring Labour, versus 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting Conservative, versus 24% of the wider electorate.

By mid-year, backing of the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among British Jews, versus a 9% decrease with the broader voter base, while approval of the Tories among the Jewish community fell by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Small and consistent” support for the Lib Dems has changed from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.