UK Jewish Community Turning to Green Party and Reform Party as Support for Main Parties Falls

Research has uncovered a new political divide across Jewish people in Britain, with support rising fast for the Greens – propelled by newer generation and anti-Israel Jews – while more senior Orthodox men lean toward Reform UK as confidence in the dominant political groups “drops sharply”.

Approval of the two major UK parties among British Jews had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a analysis from a respected demographic center, which commented it was “the weakest support we’ve ever recorded by some distance”.

Labour is typically favored by more “secular” Jews while the Conservatives is conventionally preferred by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were backing the Greens by summer 2025 – which researchers called “contradictory” given its policy on Israel, which it termed an “apartheid state” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Approval of the Green party increased 9% among British Jews between August 2024’s general election and June 2025, surpassing the 1% rise in Green support among the broader voting population over the identical timeframe, and preceding the guidance of a prominent politician who states he is a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the rise in Green Party support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, home affairs and forward-thinking principles outweigh global matters”.

In contrast, support for Reform grew among British Jews from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in June 2025. However the growth fell behind the 14% rise Reform UK experienced with the general public.

“Jews remain less likely [than the general population] to back Reform [11% vs 28%], but more prone to back the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A prominent expert noted: “The Reform Party is more prone to attract male, more senior, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more prone to attract youthful, secular and anti-Israel …[but] it is important to note that it is also a component of a larger, broader shift affecting the national electorate as a entirety.”

Still, the “surge in Jewish support for Reform – a party whose rhetoric on immigration and patriotism would normally be expected to distance ethnic groups, such as Jews” was described as “notable” by the study.

“Significant parts of the Jewish community may gravitate toward leaders pledging firmness and clarity, regardless of ideological baggage” when established parties were seen as “indecisive or opposed”, it added.

The analysis declared: “For the initial instance in recent British Jewish records, backing of the two main parties together has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in wider society too, it is not just a data outlier – it may signal a fundamental change in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Multiple drivers are fueling this splintering: the war in Gaza and its splitting influence on Jewish opinions; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a notable violent incident at a synagogue; and a broader erosion of faith in established parties.

“Together, these issues are pushing Jews toward political groups that deliver clarity – whether through mass rhetoric or extreme liberalism.

“If ongoing changes continue … Jewish voters in Britain are predicted to become more politically polarised, prompting more strain among Jewish groups.”

The study group, which monitors demographic trends, polled 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the report, named The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.

It discovered that in the previous year, Jewish electors were more likely than the general population to support the dominant groups, with 44% supporting Labour, compared with 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting Conservative, versus 24% of the broader public.

By mid-year, backing of the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among the Jewish community, versus a 9% decline with the general public, while Conservative support among British Jews fell by 4%, paralleling the wider electorate. “Minimal and steady” backing of the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among British Jews.