British Jewish Community Gravitating to Greens and Reform UK as Backing for Major Parties Falls

Research has uncovered a emerging political divide within Jewish people in Britain, with approval rising fast for the Greens – propelled by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while older traditional men lean toward Reform UK as trust in the dominant political groups “collapses”.

Support for the Conservative and Labour parties among British Jews had declined to 58% by mid-2025 from almost 84% in 2020, as per a analysis from a respected demographic center, which noted it was “the weakest support we’ve documented by some distance”.

Labour is typically favored by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservative party is conventionally preferred by more “observant” Jews.

Meanwhile, nearly one in five British Jews (18%) were backing the Green Party by June 2025 – which analysts labeled “surprising” given its position on the Israeli state, which it described an “segregationist regime” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Approval of the Green Party rose 9% among UK Jewish voters between August 2024’s general election and the following year, exceeding the 1% rise in approval of the Green Party among the wider electorate over the same period, and coming before the direction of a leading politician who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The study stated the growth in Green Party support suggested “for a sizable segment of Jews, home affairs and liberal ideals surpass international affairs”.

Meanwhile, approval of the Reform Party rose among UK Jewish voters from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in June 2025. But the increase lagged the 14% rise Reform UK enjoyed with the general public.

“Jewish voters are less prone [than the general population] to vote for Reform [11% vs 28%], but more likely to back the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis said.

A senior researcher said: “Reform UK is more inclined to draw male, elderly, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to draw newer generation, non-religious and anti-Israel …[but] it is essential to recognize that it is also an element of a broader, broader shift driving the national electorate as a complete group.”

However, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for Reform – a organization whose language on border policy and patriotism would normally be anticipated to alienate diverse populations, like Jews” was called “striking” by the study.

“Large segments of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward voices promising strength and clarity, regardless of political history” when mainstream parties were perceived as “ineffective or hostile”, it commented.

The study stated: “For the first time in recent UK Jewish history, backing of 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 statistical anomaly – it may signal a systemic transformation in Jewish political identity.

“Several factors are propelling this splintering: the war in Gaza and its splitting influence on Jewish attitudes; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, peaking with a recent terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a wider loss of confidence in established parties.

“Collectively, these issues are pushing Jews toward political groups that deliver certainty – whether through popular appeal or radical progressivism.

“If current trends continue … Jewish voters in Britain are likely to become increasingly divided, prompting more strain among Jewish groups.”

The research body, which tracks demographic trends, polled 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the analysis, titled The decline of dual-party dominance? New developments in the political preferences of the Jewish community.

It discovered that in 2024, Jewish voters were more prone than the general population to support the dominant groups, with 44% supporting the Labour Party, versus 34% of the general public, and 32% backing the Conservative Party, against 24% of the broader public.

By summer, backing of the Labour Party had declined by 13% among UK Jewish voters, compared with a 9% drop with the general public, while backing for the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters fell by 4%, equaling the general public. “Minimal and steady” approval of the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.