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

Studies reveal a fresh electoral split across the UK Jewish community, with approval increasing rapidly for the Green Party – propelled by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while elderly traditional men lean toward Reform UK as confidence in the two main parties “plummets”.

Approval of Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, based on a study from a prominent policy organization, which stated it was “the lowest level we’ve ever recorded by a wide gap”.

Traditionally, Labour is supported by more “non-religious” Jews while the Conservatives is traditionally favored by more “observant” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly 18% of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were supporting the Greens by June 2025 – which the study called “paradoxical” given the party’s stance on Israel, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a decision at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Backing of the Green party increased 9% among the Jewish community between August 2024’s general election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% growth in backing for the Greens among the wider electorate over the same period, and predating the leadership of a well-known figure who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The analysis stated the rise in Green party support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, home affairs and progressive values outweigh international affairs”.

In contrast, approval of the Reform Party increased among British Jews from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in June 2025. Yet the growth lagged the 14% increase Reform experienced with the broader voter base.

“Jewish voters are less inclined [than the general population] to back Reform [11% vs 28%], but more prone to back the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the study stated.

A prominent expert remarked: “Reform is more inclined to appeal to male, older, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more prone to attract younger, non-religious and anti-Israel …[but] it is important to note that it is also an element of a broader, broader shift influencing the national electorate as a whole.”

Still, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for Reform UK – a party whose discourse on border policy and nationalism would typically be expected to estrange minority communities, like Jews” was called “striking” by the study.

“Significant parts of the Jewish population may lean towards voices promising resolve and direction, irrespective of political history” when established parties were seen as “weak or unfriendly”, it noted.

The study stated: “For the earliest occasion in contemporary British Jewish experience, backing of the two main parties combined has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in wider society too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may suggest a systemic transformation in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Several factors are propelling this fragmentation: the Middle East hostilities and its divisive impact on community views; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, culminating in a notable terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a more general loss of confidence in mainstream parties.

“Together, these elements are guiding Jews to parties that provide clarity – whether through popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If recent developments endure … Jewish voters in Britain are likely to become further split, causing further internal community tensions.”

The study group, which follows population shifts, surveyed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the report, named The end of two-party politics? Recent shifts in the political preferences of the Jewish community.

It found that in the previous year, Jewish voters were more prone than the general population to vote for the dominant groups, with 44% supporting Labour, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, versus 24% of the broader public.

By summer, support for the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among British Jews, versus a 9% decline with the broader voter base, while Conservative support among UK Jewish voters dropped by 4%, matching the general public. “Small and consistent” approval of the Liberal Democrats has changed from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.