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

Research has uncovered a fresh political divide among British Jews, with backing increasing rapidly for the Greens – buoyed up by newer generation and non-Zionist Jews – while older observant men lean toward Reform UK as trust in the dominant political groups “drops sharply”.

Backing of the Conservative and Labour parties among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by summer 2025 from around 84% in 2020, as per a report from a prominent policy organization, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve observed by a wide gap”.

Traditionally, Labour is supported by more “non-religious” Jews while the Tories is conventionally backed by more “religious” Jews.

In parallel, nearly one in five British Jews (18%) were backing the Greens by mid-2025 – which analysts called “surprising” given the party’s stance on Israel, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 national meeting.

Support for the Green party grew 9% among UK Jewish voters between the 2024 general election and mid-2025, exceeding the 1% increase in approval of the Green Party among the broader voting population over the same period, and coming before the leadership of a well-known politician who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The study stated the increase in Green party support indicated “for a significant minority of Jews, national issues and forward-thinking principles surpass global matters”.

In contrast, support for the Reform Party grew among British Jews from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in June 2025. However the growth trailed the 14% increase the Reform Party experienced with the broader voter base.

“Jewish voters are less prone [than the wider electorate] to support Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to support the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the report said.

A senior researcher remarked: “Reform UK is more likely to appeal to male, more senior, orthodox, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more prone to attract newer generation, secular and non-Zionist …[but] it is essential to recognize that it is also a component of a broader, wider pattern influencing the UK population as a complete group.”

Nonetheless, the “rapid increase in Jewish support for the Reform Party – a political group whose discourse on immigration and patriotism would typically be predicted to alienate diverse populations, like Jews” was called “notable” by the study.

“Notable portions of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward parties promising resolve and clarity, irrespective of ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were viewed as “indecisive or opposed”, it added.

The study said: “For the first time in contemporary British Jewish records, backing of the two main parties together has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in the general population too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may signal a systemic transformation in Jewish political identity.

“Three forces appear to be driving this fragmentation: the war in Gaza and its splitting influence on community views; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, resulting in a recent security breach at a Jewish house of worship; and a wider loss of confidence in established parties.

“Collectively, these factors are pushing Jews in the direction of organizations that provide direction – be it through popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If recent developments continue … the UK Jewish community are likely to become further split, leading to additional strain among Jewish groups.”

The organization, which monitors community changes, surveyed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the study, called The end of two-party politics? Recent shifts in the voting patterns of the Jewish community.

It revealed that in 2024, Jewish electors were more prone than the wider public to support the leading parties, with 44% favoring the Labour Party, against 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting Conservative, against 24% of the broader public.

By June, support for Labour had declined by 13% among the Jewish community, compared with a 9% decrease with the wider electorate, while approval of the Tories among the Jewish community declined by 4%, paralleling the wider electorate. “Small and consistent” backing of the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.