British Jewish Community Gravitating to Green Party and Reform Party as Support for Major Parties Drops

Findings show a emerging party division across Jewish people in Britain, with backing growing quickly for the Green Party – propelled by younger and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while elderly observant men favor Reform UK as trust in the dominant political groups “drops sharply”.

Backing of the Conservative and Labour parties among UK Jewish voters had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, according to a report from a prominent demographic center, which stated it was “the lowest level we’ve observed by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically supported by more “secular” Jews while the Tories is historically backed by more “religious” Jews.

At the same time, almost 18% of British Jews (18%) were backing the Greens by mid-2025 – which analysts called “paradoxical” given its policy on Israel, which it termed an “apartheid state” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Support for the Green Party increased 9% among British Jews between the summer 2024 election and June 2025, surpassing the 1% increase in backing for the Greens among the broader voting population over the same period, and coming before the direction of a prominent member who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The report noted the growth in Green Party support suggested “for a significant minority of Jews, home affairs and progressive values take precedence over foreign policy concerns”.

At the same time, approval of the Reform Party rose among the Jewish community from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in the following year. Yet the rise fell behind the 14% jump Reform experienced with the wider electorate.

“Jews remain less prone [than the general population] to vote for Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more likely to vote for the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the study said.

A senior researcher noted: “Reform UK is more prone to attract male, elderly, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more prone to draw youthful, secular and non-Zionist …[but] it is important to note that it is also a component of a wider, wider pattern affecting the British public as a complete group.”

Nonetheless, the “sharp rise in Jewish support for Reform – a organization whose rhetoric on immigration and national identity would usually be anticipated to alienate ethnic groups, including Jews” was described as “remarkable” by the study.

“Notable portions of the Jewish community may gravitate toward voices offering strength and clarity, despite past associations” when established parties were perceived as “indecisive or hostile”, it added.

The study said: “For the first time in contemporary Jewish community experience, support for the Conservative and Labour parties together has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is seen in the broader public too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may indicate a structural shift in the political views of Jews.

“Three forces are driving this division: the Gaza conflict and its polarising effect on community views; rising antisemitism, peaking with a recent terrorist attack at a religious center; and a wider erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“Together, these issues are pushing Jews toward organizations that provide direction – be it through popular appeal or far-left ideals.

“If ongoing changes endure … British Jews are predicted to become more politically polarised, causing additional divisions within the community.”

The study group, which monitors community changes, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the report, named The end of two-party politics? New developments in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.

It discovered that in the election year, Jewish voters were more prone than the general population to vote for the two main parties, with 44% favoring Labour, compared with 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, compared with 24% of the general population.

By summer, support for Labour had dropped by 13% among British Jews, versus a 9% decrease with the wider electorate, while approval of the Tories among British Jews fell by 4%, paralleling the wider electorate. “Small and consistent” approval of the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.