British Jewish Community Gravitating to Greens and Reform UK as Support for Main Parties Drops

Findings show a new political divide within Jewish people in Britain, with backing growing quickly for the Greens – propelled by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while elderly traditional men lean toward Reform UK as trust in the two main parties “plummets”.

Backing of Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from around 84% in 2020, according to a study from a leading research institute, which noted it was “the smallest share we’ve documented by a wide gap”.

Traditionally, Labour is preferred by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservative party is conventionally favored by more “observant” Jews.

Meanwhile, nearly a fifth of UK Jewish voters (18%) were backing the Green Party by June 2025 – which researchers described as “contradictory” given its position on Israel, which it termed an “segregationist regime” in a resolution at its 2024 national meeting.

Approval of the Green Party increased 9% among British Jews between the 2024 general election and mid-2025, exceeding the 1% growth in Green support among the general public over the identical timeframe, and coming before the guidance of a leading member who states he is a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the growth in Greens support implied “for a notable portion of Jews, home affairs and progressive values surpass foreign policy concerns”.

Meanwhile, backing of the Reform Party grew among British Jews from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in mid-2025. Yet the increase lagged the 14% rise the Reform Party experienced with the general public.

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

A senior researcher noted: “Reform UK is more likely to draw men, older, orthodox, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more prone to draw younger, unaffiliated and non-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to recognize that it is also an element of a broader, more general trend affecting the national electorate as a whole.”

Nonetheless, the “sharp rise in Jewish support for the Reform Party – a party whose discourse on immigration and patriotism would typically be anticipated to estrange minority communities, including Jews” was labeled “notable” by analysts.

“Large segments of the Jewish community may move toward parties promising strength and direction, despite past associations” when established parties were viewed as “ineffective or unfriendly”, it noted.

The study said: “For the earliest occasion in modern Jewish community experience, approval of the Conservative and Labour parties together has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in the general population too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may signal a fundamental change in the political views of Jews.

“Three forces are propelling this fragmentation: the Middle East hostilities and its polarising effect on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, peaking with a recent terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a wider collapse of trust in mainstream parties.

“Collectively, these factors are pushing Jews in the direction of political groups that deliver clarity – either via populism or far-left ideals.

“If current trends continue … British Jews are expected to become increasingly divided, prompting further internal community tensions.”

The study group, which monitors demographic trends, polled 11,000 British Jews for the report, titled The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the political preferences of the Jewish community.

It found that in the previous year, Jewish voters were more likely than the general population to support the leading parties, with 44% backing Labour, against 34% of the total voters, and 32% supporting Conservative, versus 24% of the general population.

By mid-year, backing of Labour had dropped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, compared with a 9% drop with the broader voter base, while backing for the Conservatives among British Jews fell by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Small and consistent” backing of the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.