UK Jews Turning to Greens and Reform Party as Backing for Major Parties Drops

Findings show a emerging political divide within British Jews, with approval growing quickly for the Green Party – buoyed up by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while more senior observant men lean toward the Reform Party as faith in the leading parties “drops sharply”.

Backing of Labour and the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters had dropped to 58% by mid-2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, based on a report from a leading research institute, which commented it was “the smallest share we’ve documented by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically supported by more “secular” Jews while the Conservative party is conventionally preferred by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, nearly a fifth of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were supporting the Green Party by June 2025 – which analysts labeled “contradictory” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it termed an “apartheid state” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Backing of the Greens rose 9% among the Jewish community between the 2024 general election and the following year, surpassing the 1% increase in backing for the Greens among the general public over the equivalent interval, and predating the guidance of a prominent figure who states he is a “proud” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The study stated the growth in Greens support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, home affairs and progressive values surpass foreign policy concerns”.

In contrast, backing of Reform increased among British Jews from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in mid-2025. But the increase lagged the 14% rise the Reform Party experienced with the broader voter base.

“Jewish voters are less likely [than the wider electorate] to back Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to back the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A lead analyst remarked: “Reform UK is more inclined to draw male, more senior, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more prone to draw younger, unaffiliated and anti-Israel …[but] it is essential to note that it is also part of a broader, more general trend influencing the national electorate as a entirety.”

Nonetheless, the “sharp rise in backing from Jews for Reform UK – a party whose discourse on border policy and patriotism would normally be predicted to estrange minority communities, including Jews” was described as “notable” by researchers.

“Significant parts of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward parties pledging strength and direction, despite ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were perceived as “indecisive or unfriendly”, it added.

The study stated: “For the initial instance in contemporary UK Jewish experience, approval of the Conservative and Labour parties collectively has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is seen in the broader public too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may signal a systemic transformation in Jewish political identity.

“Multiple drivers appear to be propelling this fragmentation: the war in Gaza and its splitting influence on Jewish attitudes; rising antisemitism, culminating in a notable security breach at a Jewish house of worship; and a more general erosion of faith in established parties.

“Collectively, these issues are guiding Jews in the direction of parties that deliver certainty – either via popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If ongoing changes continue … the UK Jewish community are predicted to become increasingly divided, prompting additional divisions within the community.”

The research body, which follows community changes, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the study, named The end of two-party politics? New developments in the electoral choices of the Jewish community.

It discovered that in the previous year, Jewish electors were more inclined than the wider public to vote for the dominant groups, with 44% favoring Labour, against 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting Conservative, against 24% of the broader public.

By summer, approval of Labour had dropped by 13% among British Jews, compared with a 9% drop with the wider electorate, while Conservative support among the Jewish community dropped by 4%, equaling the wider electorate. “Low and stable” backing of the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among British Jews.