UK Jews Gravitating to Green Party and Reform Party as Support for Main Parties Drops

Findings show a emerging political divide across Jewish people in Britain, with backing rising fast for the Green Party – driven by youthful and non-Zionist Jews – while older traditional men favor the Reform Party as confidence in the two main parties “drops sharply”.

Backing of Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had fallen to 58% by summer 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, as per a report from a respected research institute, which stated it was “the smallest share we’ve observed by some distance”.

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

In parallel, roughly 18% of British Jews (18%) were backing the Green party by mid-2025 – which analysts called “surprising” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Backing of the Greens grew 9% among British Jews between the 2024 general election and the following year, surpassing the 1% growth in approval of the Green Party among the broader voting population over the identical timeframe, and coming before the leadership of a well-known politician who states he is a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The report stated the rise in Green Party support suggested “for a significant minority of Jews, national issues and liberal ideals surpass international affairs”.

At the same time, backing of Reform UK increased among the Jewish community from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in the following year. However the increase trailed the 14% increase Reform UK received with the general public.

“Jewish voters are less inclined [than the general population] to support Reform [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to back the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A prominent expert said: “Reform is more inclined to attract men, elderly, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more likely to draw younger, non-religious and non-Zionist …[but] it is important to recognize that it is also part of a wider, broader shift affecting the British public as a whole.”

Nonetheless, the “sharp rise in Jewish support for Reform UK – a party whose language on migration and national identity would usually be predicted to estrange diverse populations, like Jews” was described as “remarkable” by analysts.

“Large segments of the Jewish electorate may lean towards parties pledging strength and direction, regardless of past associations” when mainstream parties were seen as “ineffective or opposed”, it commented.

The report declared: “For the earliest occasion in contemporary Jewish community records, approval of the Conservative and Labour parties together has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is seen in the broader public too, it is not just a data outlier – it may signal a fundamental change in the political views of Jews.

“Multiple drivers are propelling this fragmentation: the Gaza conflict and its divisive impact on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a notable security breach at a Jewish house of worship; and a broader loss of confidence in mainstream parties.

“Collectively, these issues are guiding Jews to parties that offer certainty – whether through popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If current trends continue … the UK Jewish community are predicted to become further split, causing further divisions within the community.”

The study group, which monitors community changes, surveyed 11,000 British Jews for the report, named The end of two-party politics? Emerging changes in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.

It discovered that in the previous year, the Jewish community were more inclined than the broader electorate to support the leading parties, with 44% favoring Labour, against 34% of the total voters, and 32% supporting Conservative, against 24% of the broader public.

By June, support for Labour had slumped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, versus a 9% decrease with the wider electorate, while backing for the Conservatives among British Jews declined by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Low and stable” approval of the Lib Dems has changed from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.