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

Findings show a new political divide among Jewish people in Britain, with approval rising fast for the Green Party – driven by younger and non-Zionist Jews – while elderly traditional men lean toward the Reform Party as faith in the two main parties “plummets”.

Support for the Conservative and Labour parties among UK Jewish voters had fallen to 58% by mid-2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, based on a report from a leading demographic center, which commented it was “the weakest support we’ve ever recorded by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically preferred by more “secular” Jews while the Conservatives is conventionally backed by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly a fifth of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were backing the Green party by summer 2025 – which researchers described as “paradoxical” given the party’s stance on the Israeli state, which it labeled an “discriminatory system” in a resolution at its 2024 national meeting.

Support for the Greens rose 9% among British Jews between the 2024 general election and mid-2025, outstripping the 1% increase in approval of the Green Party among the broader voting population over the identical timeframe, and coming before the direction of a leading figure who identifies as a “devout” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The study stated the rise in Greens support implied “for a notable portion of Jews, home affairs and progressive values outweigh global matters”.

In contrast, approval of the Reform Party increased among British Jews from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in June 2025. However the increase lagged the 14% rise Reform UK experienced with the wider electorate.

“The community is less likely [than the wider electorate] to support Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more likely to support the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis stated.

A lead analyst noted: “The Reform Party is more prone to attract men, more senior, traditional, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more prone to attract youthful, secular and non-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to recognize that it is also a component of a larger, wider pattern influencing the British public as a complete group.”

Nonetheless, the “surge in backing from Jews for Reform – a party whose discourse on border policy and national identity would usually be predicted to distance diverse populations, such as Jews” was described as “notable” by researchers.

“Notable portions of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward parties pledging strength and certainty, regardless of ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were viewed as “ineffective or hostile”, it noted.

The analysis declared: “For the initial instance in recent British Jewish experience, backing of the two main parties collectively has dropped under 60%.

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

“Three forces are driving this division: the war in Gaza and its divisive impact on Jewish opinions; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, resulting in a major terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a more general collapse of trust in established parties.

“In combination, these factors are driving Jews in the direction of political groups that offer direction – whether through populism or far-left ideals.

“If ongoing changes endure … British Jews are likely to become further split, causing further divisions within the community.”

The study group, which tracks community changes, surveyed 11,000 British Jews for the report, called The shift away from two-party support? New developments in the voting patterns of British Jews.

It found that in 2024, Jewish electors were more inclined than the general population to support the two main parties, with 44% backing Labour, against 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting Conservative, against 24% of the broader public.

By mid-year, support for the Labour Party had declined by 13% among British Jews, versus a 9% decrease with the general public, while approval of the Tories among British Jews declined by 4%, equaling the wider electorate. “Small and consistent” support for the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.