British Jews Shifting Towards Greens and Reform Party as Support for Major Parties Falls

Research has uncovered a fresh party division within the UK Jewish community, with support rising fast for the Greens – propelled by newer generation and non-Zionist Jews – while elderly Orthodox men favor the Reform Party as confidence in the dominant political groups “plummets”.

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had fallen to 58% by mid-2025 from almost 84% in 2020, based on a analysis from a respected policy organization, which noted it was “the weakest support we’ve ever recorded by a significant margin”.

Labour is typically supported by more “secular” Jews while the Conservatives is conventionally favored by more “observant” Jews.

Meanwhile, almost 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were supporting the Green Party by mid-2025 – which analysts described as “paradoxical” given its position on the Israeli state, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Approval of the Green party increased 9% among UK Jewish voters between the 2024 general election and mid-2025, outstripping the 1% growth in Green support among the broader voting population over the equivalent interval, and predating the guidance of a leading politician who identifies as a “committed” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The report noted the growth in Green party support indicated “for a notable portion of Jews, national issues and liberal ideals take precedence over global matters”.

Meanwhile, support for Reform UK increased among British Jews from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. Yet the rise lagged the 14% rise Reform UK experienced with the general public.

“Jewish voters are less likely [than the broader public] to support the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more likely to back the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the study stated.

A lead analyst said: “Reform is more likely to draw male, more senior, traditional, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more likely to draw younger, non-religious and non-Zionist …[but] it is essential to note that it is also an element of a wider, wider pattern driving the national electorate as a whole.”

However, the “surge in approval among the Jewish community for Reform – a party whose discourse on migration and nationalism would usually be predicted to alienate ethnic groups, including Jews” was called “striking” by analysts.

“Significant parts of the Jewish population may move toward leaders pledging firmness and certainty, despite past associations” when mainstream parties were perceived as “indecisive or hostile”, it noted.

The study declared: “For the initial instance in recent Jewish community experience, backing of the two main parties together has declined to less than 60%.

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

“Three forces are propelling this division: the war in Gaza and its polarising effect on community views; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, culminating in a major violent incident at a synagogue; and a wider erosion of faith in mainstream parties.

“Together, these factors are driving Jews toward parties that provide certainty – either via populism or radical progressivism.

“If current trends endure … British Jews are expected to become increasingly divided, prompting additional divisions within the community.”

The research body, which monitors community changes, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the analysis, titled The end of two-party politics? New developments in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.

It revealed that in 2024, Jewish electors were more prone than the general population to support the leading parties, with 44% backing the Labour Party, versus 34% of the general public, and 32% backing Conservative, against 24% of the broader public.

By summer, backing of the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among British Jews, compared with a 9% decrease with the broader voter base, while Conservative support among UK Jewish voters declined by 4%, matching the general public. “Low and stable” support for the Lib Dems has changed from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.