UK Jews Shifting Towards Greens and Reform UK as Backing for Major Parties Falls

Studies reveal a fresh political divide within British Jews, with approval rising fast for the Greens – driven by youthful and non-Zionist Jews – while elderly Orthodox men turn to the Reform Party as trust in the leading parties “collapses”.

Backing of Labour and the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters had declined to 58% by mid-2025 from around 84% in 2020, as per a report from a leading research institute, which stated it was “the lowest level we’ve ever recorded by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically favored by more “less observant” Jews while the Tories is traditionally preferred by more “observant” Jews.

In parallel, nearly one in five British Jews (18%) were favoring the Green party by June 2025 – which the study described as “paradoxical” given the party’s stance on the Israeli state, which it termed an “apartheid state” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Backing of the Green party increased 9% among British Jews between August 2024’s general election and mid-2025, exceeding the 1% increase in backing for the Greens among the broader voting population over the same period, and preceding the direction of a well-known politician who describes himself as a “devout” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The study noted the rise in Green Party support suggested “for a significant minority of Jews, national issues and liberal ideals outweigh foreign policy concerns”.

In contrast, backing of Reform UK grew among the Jewish community from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in June 2025. Yet the rise lagged the 14% rise the Reform Party enjoyed with the general public.

“The community is less likely [than the general population] to back Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more likely to vote for the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the report said.

A senior researcher remarked: “Reform is more inclined to attract men, older, orthodox, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more likely to appeal to youthful, non-religious and non-Zionist …[but] it is essential to recognize that it is also an element of a larger, wider pattern driving the national electorate as a entirety.”

Still, the “surge in approval among the Jewish community for Reform UK – a political group whose discourse on border policy and national identity would normally be anticipated to alienate ethnic groups, such as Jews” was described as “remarkable” by analysts.

“Significant parts of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward voices offering strength and direction, despite political history” when established parties were seen as “weak or opposed”, it added.

The report stated: “For the first time in contemporary British Jewish records, backing of the Conservative and Labour parties combined has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in the general population too, it is not just a data outlier – it may indicate a systemic transformation in Jewish political identity.

“Several factors are propelling this fragmentation: the Gaza conflict and its splitting influence on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, resulting in a recent terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a wider erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“In combination, these elements are pushing Jews toward political groups that deliver certainty – whether through populism or extreme liberalism.

“If recent developments endure … the UK Jewish community are expected to become further split, prompting more internal community tensions.”

The organization, which monitors population shifts, interviewed 11,000 British Jews for the analysis, called The end of two-party politics? Emerging changes in the voting patterns of the Jewish community.

It discovered that in the previous year, Jewish electors were more likely than the general population to vote for the leading parties, with 44% favoring the Labour Party, compared with 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting Conservative, compared with 24% of the broader public.

By June, backing of the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among British Jews, against a 9% decline with the general public, while approval of the Tories among UK Jewish voters dropped by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Low and stable” approval of the Liberal Democrats has changed from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.