UK Jews Shifting Towards Green Party and Reform UK as Support for Major Parties Falls

Studies reveal a emerging electoral split across the UK Jewish community, with approval rising fast for the Greens – driven by youthful and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while older observant 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 fallen to 58% by mid-2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, based on a report from a prominent demographic center, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by some distance”.

Labour is typically supported by more “non-religious” Jews while the Conservatives is traditionally favored by more “Orthodox” Jews.

In parallel, roughly a fifth of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were backing the Greens by summer 2025 – which researchers called “paradoxical” given its policy on Israel, which it termed an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Support for the Greens increased 9% among UK Jewish voters between the summer 2024 election and June 2025, surpassing the 1% increase in backing for the Greens among the general public over the identical timeframe, and predating the leadership of a well-known politician who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The study said the increase in Green Party support implied “for a sizable segment of Jews, domestic priorities and liberal ideals outweigh global matters”.

In contrast, support for Reform increased among the Jewish community from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in the following year. However the rise trailed the 14% rise Reform experienced with the general public.

“Jews remain less prone [than the wider electorate] to support the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to vote for the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A prominent expert noted: “Reform is more likely to draw men, older, traditional, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to draw youthful, secular and non-Zionist …[but] it is essential to recognize that it is also part of a wider, more general trend driving the British public as a entirety.”

Still, the “surge in Jewish support for the Reform Party – a party whose discourse on border policy and national identity would typically be predicted to estrange minority communities, including Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by researchers.

“Notable portions of the Jewish community may lean towards parties offering firmness and certainty, despite political history” when traditional groups were seen as “weak or unfriendly”, it added.

The analysis said: “For the first time in recent British Jewish records, backing of the Labour and Conservative parties together has dropped under 60%.

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

“Three forces appear to be fueling this splintering: the war in Gaza and its divisive impact on Jewish opinions; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a major terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a wider loss of confidence in established parties.

“Collectively, these elements are driving Jews in the direction of political groups that provide clarity – either via mass rhetoric or extreme liberalism.

“If ongoing changes endure … British Jews are expected to become further split, leading to further internal community tensions.”

The organization, which follows demographic trends, polled 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the study, named The end of two-party politics? Recent shifts in the voting patterns of British Jews.

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

By summer, backing of the Labour Party had declined by 13% among the Jewish community, versus a 9% decline with the broader voter base, while approval of the Tories among UK Jewish voters dropped by 4%, paralleling the general public. “Small and consistent” approval of the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.