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

Studies reveal a new political divide within the UK Jewish community, with support rising fast for the Green Party – buoyed up by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while elderly Orthodox men turn to Reform UK as faith in the dominant political groups “collapses”.

Backing of the Conservative and Labour parties among UK Jewish voters had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from around 84% in 2020, according to a report from a prominent policy organization, which noted it was “the smallest share we’ve documented by a significant margin”.

Generally, Labour has been preferred by more “secular” Jews while the Conservative party is traditionally backed by more “observant” Jews.

In parallel, almost 18% of British Jews (18%) were favoring the Greens by mid-2025 – which analysts called “surprising” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it described an “segregationist regime” in a decision at its 2024 party conference.

Approval of the Greens rose 9% among British Jews between the summer 2024 election and mid-2025, outstripping the 1% growth in approval of the Green Party among the general public over the same period, and coming before the guidance of a prominent member who states he is a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The analysis said the increase in Greens support indicated “for a sizable segment of Jews, domestic priorities and progressive values take precedence over international affairs”.

Meanwhile, backing of the Reform Party rose among UK Jewish voters from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in June 2025. But the growth fell behind the 14% jump Reform enjoyed with the wider electorate.

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

A prominent expert remarked: “Reform UK is more prone to draw men, more senior, traditional, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more inclined to attract newer generation, unaffiliated and anti-Israel …[but] it is important to acknowledge that it is also a component of a wider, broader shift influencing the British public as a entirety.”

However, the “rapid increase in approval among the Jewish community for Reform – a party whose discourse on border policy and nationalism would typically be anticipated to alienate minority communities, such as Jews” was labeled “notable” by analysts.

“Significant parts of the Jewish community may gravitate toward leaders pledging firmness and direction, despite past associations” when mainstream parties were seen as “ineffective or opposed”, it noted.

The report said: “For the first time in modern British Jewish experience, backing of the Labour and Conservative parties collectively has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in the broader public too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may signal a structural shift in the political views of Jews.

“Several factors appear to be propelling this division: the war in Gaza and its divisive impact on community views; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, culminating in a recent security breach at a Jewish house of worship; and a broader loss of confidence in mainstream parties.

“Collectively, these factors are pushing Jews toward organizations that offer direction – be it through popular appeal or radical progressivism.

“If current trends continue … Jewish voters in Britain are expected to become further split, prompting further internal community tensions.”

The research body, which monitors community changes, interviewed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the analysis, titled The decline of dual-party dominance? New developments in the electoral choices of the Jewish community.

It discovered that in the election year, the Jewish community were more inclined than the broader electorate to support the leading parties, with 44% backing the Labour Party, against 34% of the total voters, and 32% backing Conservative, compared with 24% of the broader public.

By summer, backing of Labour had slumped by 13% among British Jews, against a 9% decrease with the general public, while backing for the Conservatives among the Jewish community declined by 4%, matching the general public. “Low and stable” approval of the Lib Dems has changed from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.