UK Jews Gravitating to Green Party and Reform UK as Backing for Major Parties Drops
Studies reveal a fresh electoral split across British Jews, with backing increasing rapidly for the Green Party – propelled by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while older traditional men lean toward Reform UK as faith in the leading parties “collapses”.
Approval of the Conservative and Labour parties among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, based on a report from a prominent demographic center, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by a significant margin”.
Labour is typically preferred by more “less observant” Jews while the Tories is historically backed by more “Orthodox” Jews.
Meanwhile, roughly a fifth of British Jews (18%) were backing the Green Party by summer 2025 – which analysts labeled “surprising” given its position on the Israeli state, which it labeled an “discriminatory system” in a decision at its 2024 party conference.
Support for the Greens rose 9% among the Jewish community between the summer 2024 election and mid-2025, outstripping the 1% rise in Green support among the broader voting population over the same period, and coming before the guidance of a prominent figure who describes himself as a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.
The study stated the rise in Greens support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, home affairs and forward-thinking principles outweigh global matters”.
In contrast, approval of Reform UK rose among British Jews from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in the following year. However the growth fell behind the 14% rise the Reform Party received with the broader voter base.
“The community is less likely [than the wider electorate] to vote for Reform [11% vs 28%], but more prone to support the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis said.
A senior researcher said: “Reform UK is more inclined to attract male, elderly, orthodox, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more likely to draw younger, unaffiliated and non-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to acknowledge that it is also an element of a wider, wider pattern influencing the UK population as a entirety.”
Nonetheless, the “surge in backing from Jews for the Reform Party – a party whose rhetoric on immigration and nationalism would normally be anticipated to alienate minority communities, such as Jews” was labeled “striking” by researchers.
“Notable portions of the Jewish community may move toward leaders pledging firmness and direction, despite ideological baggage” when traditional groups were viewed as “weak or opposed”, it noted.
The study said: “For the first time in contemporary UK Jewish history, backing of the Conservative and Labour parties together has declined to less than 60%.
“Given that this is mirrored in wider society too, it is not just a data outlier – it may suggest a fundamental change in Jewish political identity.
“Multiple drivers seem to be driving this division: the war in Gaza and its divisive impact on Jewish opinions; increasing hostility towards Jews, resulting in a major security breach at a Jewish house of worship; and a more general loss of confidence in mainstream parties.
“In combination, these elements are pushing Jews to parties that provide certainty – be it through populism or far-left ideals.
“If current trends persist … the UK Jewish community are likely to become increasingly divided, leading to further strain among Jewish groups.”
The research body, which tracks demographic trends, interviewed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the analysis, called The end of two-party politics? Recent shifts in the voting patterns of the Jewish community.
It revealed that in the previous year, the Jewish community were more prone than the general population to back the dominant groups, with 44% backing the Labour Party, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% backing the Conservative Party, against 24% of the wider electorate.
By mid-year, approval of Labour had dropped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, against a 9% drop with the general public, while approval of the Tories among British Jews declined by 4%, equaling the broader population. “Small and consistent” backing of the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among British Jews.