UK Jewish Community Gravitating to Green Party and Reform Party as Support for Major Parties Falls

Findings show a fresh party division within British Jews, with backing increasing rapidly for the Greens – buoyed up by younger and non-Zionist Jews – while more senior observant men lean toward Reform UK as faith in the dominant political groups “collapses”.

Approval of the two major UK parties among UK Jewish voters had fallen to 58% by summer 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, based on a study from a respected demographic center, which stated it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by a wide gap”.

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

At the same time, roughly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were favoring the Greens by mid-2025 – which analysts labeled “surprising” given its position on the Israeli state, which it labeled an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Backing of the Green Party increased 9% among UK Jewish voters between the summer 2024 election and the following year, outstripping the 1% increase in approval of the Green Party among the wider electorate over the identical timeframe, and preceding the leadership of a leading member who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the growth in Green party support implied “for a notable portion of Jews, national issues and progressive values outweigh global matters”.

Meanwhile, backing of the Reform Party rose among British Jews from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in mid-2025. But the rise trailed the 14% rise the Reform Party received with the general public.

“Jewish voters are less inclined [than the wider electorate] to back the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more likely to support the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis said.

A senior researcher noted: “The Reform Party is more inclined to appeal to male, elderly, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more inclined to draw younger, non-religious and anti-Zionist …[but] it is important to note that it is also a component of a wider, wider pattern influencing the British public as a complete group.”

Still, the “sharp rise in approval among the Jewish community for the Reform Party – a political group whose discourse on immigration and national identity would usually be anticipated to alienate diverse populations, including Jews” was described as “striking” by researchers.

“Significant parts of the Jewish community may lean towards voices promising strength and direction, irrespective of ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were seen as “indecisive or hostile”, it added.

The report said: “For the earliest occasion in contemporary British Jewish records, support for the Conservative and Labour parties combined has dropped under 60%.

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

“Three forces seem to be propelling this splintering: the Gaza conflict and its divisive impact on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a notable violent incident at a Jewish house of worship; and a wider collapse of trust in established parties.

“Collectively, these elements are guiding Jews to organizations that offer direction – be it through mass rhetoric or extreme liberalism.

“If ongoing changes persist … Jewish voters in Britain are predicted to become further split, leading to additional strain among Jewish groups.”

The research body, which follows community changes, polled 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the analysis, called The shift away from two-party support? Emerging changes in the political preferences of UK Jewish voters.

It found that in the election year, Jewish voters were more inclined than the general population to support the leading parties, with 44% supporting the Labour Party, against 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting Conservative, versus 24% of the wider electorate.

By summer, support for Labour had declined by 13% among the Jewish community, compared with a 9% decline with the wider electorate, while Conservative support among UK Jewish voters declined by 4%, equaling the broader population. “Small and consistent” support for the Lib Dems has changed from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.