UK Jewish Community Turning to Green Party and Reform UK as Support for Major Parties Falls

Research has uncovered a fresh political divide among the UK Jewish community, with approval increasing rapidly for the Greens – driven by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while more senior traditional men lean toward Reform UK as trust in the dominant political groups “collapses”.

Backing of the Conservative and Labour parties among British Jews had dropped to 58% by summer 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, based on a study from a respected demographic center, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve observed by a significant margin”.

Labour is typically preferred by more “secular” Jews while the Conservatives is historically favored by more “Orthodox” Jews.

In parallel, nearly a fifth of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were backing the Green Party by June 2025 – which analysts called “paradoxical” given its position on Israel, which it termed an “segregationist regime” in a resolution at its 2024 party conference.

Approval of the Green Party rose 9% among the Jewish community between August 2024’s general election and the following year, surpassing the 1% rise in approval of the Green Party among the wider electorate over the same period, and preceding the direction of a prominent politician who describes himself as a “devout” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the rise in Green Party support implied “for a sizable segment of Jews, home affairs and progressive values surpass international affairs”.

Meanwhile, backing of Reform UK rose among British Jews from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in June 2025. But the rise trailed the 14% jump Reform UK experienced with the wider electorate.

“Jews remain less inclined [than the general population] to support Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to vote for the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A senior researcher noted: “Reform UK is more inclined to attract male, older, traditional, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more inclined to attract youthful, non-religious and non-Zionist …[but] it is essential to note that it is also an element of a wider, wider pattern affecting the British public as a entirety.”

Nonetheless, the “sharp rise in approval among the Jewish community for Reform – a political group whose language on immigration and nationalism would typically be predicted to alienate minority communities, such as Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by the study.

“Notable portions of the Jewish population may move toward leaders pledging resolve and certainty, despite political history” when traditional groups were seen as “weak or hostile”, it noted.

The report stated: “For the initial instance in modern Jewish community records, approval of the Conservative and Labour parties combined has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is seen in the broader public too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may signal a structural shift in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Multiple drivers appear to be fueling this fragmentation: the war in Gaza and its polarising effect on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, resulting in a recent terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a wider collapse of trust in established parties.

“In combination, these issues are driving Jews to organizations that deliver direction – either via mass rhetoric or extreme liberalism.

“If current trends continue … British Jews are expected to become further split, causing more internal community tensions.”

The study group, which tracks community changes, polled 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the study, called The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.

It found that in the previous year, Jewish electors were more prone than the general population to back the two main parties, with 44% backing the Labour Party, against 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% backing the Conservative Party, against 24% of the general population.

By summer, support for Labour had dropped by 13% among the Jewish community, versus a 9% drop with the general public, while backing for the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters dropped by 4%, matching the general public. “Low and stable” approval of the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among British Jews.