UK Jewish Community Shifting Towards Green Party and Reform Party as Backing for Main Parties Declines

Research has uncovered a emerging political divide across Jewish people in Britain, with support increasing rapidly for the Green Party – driven by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while more senior traditional men favor the Reform Party as confidence in the leading parties “drops sharply”.

Approval of the two major UK parties among the Jewish community in Britain had declined to 58% by summer 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, as per a study from a respected research institute, which stated it was “the lowest level we’ve ever recorded by some distance”.

Traditionally, Labour is favored by more “non-religious” Jews while the Tories is historically preferred by more “Orthodox” Jews.

At the same time, nearly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were favoring the Greens by summer 2025 – which analysts labeled “contradictory” given the party’s stance on Israel, which it termed an “apartheid state” in a resolution at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Backing of the Greens increased 9% among UK Jewish voters between the 2024 general election and mid-2025, surpassing the 1% increase in Green support among the broader voting population over the identical timeframe, and coming before the guidance of a leading figure who states he is a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The analysis stated the growth in Green party support suggested “for a significant minority of Jews, domestic priorities and forward-thinking principles outweigh global matters”.

Meanwhile, backing of the Reform Party increased among British Jews from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. But the growth fell behind the 14% increase the Reform Party enjoyed with the broader voter base.

“Jews remain less prone [than the general population] to support Reform [11% vs 28%], but more prone to vote for the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the study said.

A lead analyst remarked: “Reform UK is more prone to draw men, older, orthodox, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to attract younger, secular and anti-Israel …[but] it is important to acknowledge that it is also a component of a larger, broader shift driving the British public as a entirety.”

Still, the “sharp rise in approval among the Jewish community for Reform UK – a party whose discourse on migration and nationalism would typically be anticipated to estrange diverse populations, including Jews” was described as “remarkable” by researchers.

“Notable portions of the Jewish electorate may lean towards parties promising firmness and certainty, irrespective of political history” when mainstream parties were seen as “indecisive or opposed”, it noted.

The report stated: “For the initial instance in modern British Jewish records, support for the Labour and Conservative parties collectively has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in the broader public too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may signal a systemic transformation in the political views of Jews.

“Three forces seem to be driving this splintering: the war in Gaza and its divisive impact on community views; rising antisemitism, peaking with a major security breach at a synagogue; and a more general loss of confidence in mainstream parties.

“Together, these factors are pushing Jews in the direction of organizations that offer direction – either via mass rhetoric or far-left ideals.

“If ongoing changes persist … the UK Jewish community are predicted to become more politically polarised, leading to more divisions within the community.”

The study group, which tracks community changes, polled 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the report, named The decline of dual-party dominance? Recent shifts in the political preferences of British Jews.

It found that in the election year, the Jewish community were more likely than the general population to vote for the dominant groups, with 44% backing the Labour Party, against 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% voting for Conservative, compared with 24% of the general population.

By June, backing of the Labour Party had slumped by 13% among British Jews, compared with a 9% drop with the wider electorate, while Conservative support among British Jews fell by 4%, paralleling the broader population. “Low and stable” approval of the Liberal Democrats has changed from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.