UK Jewish Community Gravitating to Greens and Reform Party as Backing for Major Parties Declines

Research has uncovered a emerging political divide across Jewish people in Britain, with backing rising fast for the Green Party – buoyed up by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while older Orthodox men favor the Reform Party as confidence in the leading parties “drops sharply”.

Backing of the Conservative and Labour parties among British Jews had fallen to 58% by summer 2025 from around 84% in 2020, as per a study from a leading demographic center, which stated it was “the smallest share we’ve documented by some distance”.

Traditionally, Labour is preferred by more “secular” Jews while the Tories is historically backed by more “observant” Jews.

In parallel, roughly 18% of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were favoring the Green party by summer 2025 – which analysts labeled “surprising” given its policy on Israel, which it termed an “discriminatory system” in a decision at its 2024 national meeting.

Support for the Green Party increased 9% among the Jewish community between August 2024’s general election and the following year, exceeding the 1% growth in backing for the Greens among the wider electorate over the same period, and predating the guidance of a well-known politician who states he is a “committed” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The study noted the rise in Green Party support suggested “for a notable portion of Jews, national issues and progressive values take precedence over global matters”.

At the same time, support for the Reform Party increased among the Jewish community from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. Yet the increase lagged the 14% increase Reform UK experienced with the broader voter base.

“Jews remain less prone [than the broader public] to support Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to back the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A lead analyst remarked: “The Reform Party is more likely to appeal to male, more senior, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more prone to attract newer generation, non-religious and anti-Israel …[but] it is crucial to acknowledge that it is also a component of a broader, wider pattern affecting the UK population as a entirety.”

Nonetheless, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for Reform UK – a organization whose discourse on migration and national identity would typically be predicted to distance ethnic groups, including Jews” was described as “remarkable” by researchers.

“Large segments of the Jewish community may gravitate toward leaders offering firmness and certainty, despite past associations” when mainstream parties were seen as “ineffective or opposed”, it noted.

The report stated: “For the first time in contemporary UK Jewish experience, backing of the Labour and Conservative parties combined has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in the broader public too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may signal a fundamental change in Jewish political identity.

“Several factors appear to be propelling this fragmentation: the Gaza conflict and its polarising effect on community views; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, peaking with a notable terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a broader collapse of trust in mainstream parties.

“Collectively, these issues are pushing Jews to political groups that deliver certainty – either via popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If recent developments continue … British Jews are expected to become more politically polarised, leading to more internal community tensions.”

The organization, which follows population shifts, surveyed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the study, called The decline of dual-party dominance? Recent shifts in the electoral choices of British Jews.

It revealed that in the election year, Jewish electors were more likely than the broader electorate to back the leading parties, with 44% backing the Labour Party, versus 34% of the general public, and 32% voting for the Conservative Party, against 24% of the general population.

By mid-year, approval of the Labour Party had declined by 13% among British Jews, compared with a 9% decline with the broader voter base, while approval of the Tories among British Jews declined by 4%, matching the broader population. “Minimal and steady” support for the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.