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

Findings show a new electoral split among Jewish people in Britain, with approval increasing rapidly for the Green Party – buoyed up by youthful and non-Zionist Jews – while older traditional men favor the Reform Party as trust in the two main parties “drops sharply”.

Approval of Labour and the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters had fallen to 58% by summer 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, as per a report from a leading research institute, which stated it was “the weakest support we’ve ever recorded by a significant margin”.

Labour is typically supported by more “secular” Jews while the Conservatives is conventionally backed by more “observant” Jews.

In parallel, roughly 18% of British Jews (18%) were supporting the Green party by summer 2025 – which the study called “contradictory” given its policy on Israel, which it labeled an “apartheid state” in a decision at its 2024 party conference.

Backing of the Greens grew 9% among the Jewish community between the summer 2024 election and June 2025, exceeding the 1% growth in Green support among the broader voting population over the equivalent interval, and coming before the leadership of a well-known politician who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis stated the increase in Greens support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, home affairs and progressive values outweigh foreign policy concerns”.

In contrast, support for the Reform Party increased among British Jews from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. Yet the growth fell behind the 14% increase the Reform Party experienced with the wider electorate.

“The community is less prone [than the general population] to back Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to support the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the study commented.

A prominent expert remarked: “Reform UK is more prone to draw men, more senior, orthodox, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more inclined to appeal to newer generation, secular and anti-Zionist …[but] it is important to acknowledge that it is also part of a larger, wider pattern affecting the British public as a entirety.”

However, the “surge in approval among the Jewish community for the Reform Party – a organization whose language on migration and national identity would usually be predicted to alienate ethnic groups, including Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by analysts.

“Notable portions of the Jewish population may lean towards leaders promising resolve and direction, despite ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were seen as “indecisive or hostile”, it noted.

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

“Given that this is seen in wider society too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may signal a structural shift in Jewish political identity.

“Three forces are fueling this division: the war in Gaza and its polarising effect on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a major security breach at a synagogue; and a broader loss of confidence in traditional political groups.

“Together, these elements are pushing Jews toward organizations that offer clarity – be it through popular appeal or far-left ideals.

“If current trends continue … the UK Jewish community are expected to become increasingly divided, prompting more divisions within the community.”

The organization, which tracks community changes, surveyed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the analysis, titled The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the political preferences of UK Jewish voters.

It discovered that in 2024, Jewish electors were more likely than the wider public to vote for the leading parties, with 44% backing Labour, compared with 34% of the general public, and 32% voting for Conservative, against 24% of the general population.

By mid-year, approval of the Labour Party had slumped by 13% among the Jewish community, versus a 9% drop with the broader voter base, while backing for the Conservatives among British Jews fell by 4%, paralleling the broader population. “Small and consistent” approval of the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.