British Jewish Community Shifting Towards Green Party and Reform Party as Support for Main Parties Falls

Research has uncovered a new electoral split across Jewish people in Britain, with backing rising fast for the Green Party – driven by youthful and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while older observant men turn to Reform UK as faith in the dominant political groups “drops sharply”.

Backing of Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from around 84% in 2020, according to a analysis from a prominent policy organization, which stated it was “the smallest share we’ve ever recorded by a significant margin”.

Traditionally, Labour is preferred by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservative party is traditionally preferred by more “Orthodox” Jews.

In parallel, almost 18% of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were backing the Greens by summer 2025 – which researchers labeled “paradoxical” given its position on the Israeli state, which it described an “segregationist regime” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Support for the Green Party increased 9% among UK Jewish voters between August 2024’s general election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% rise in Green support among the general public over the identical timeframe, and preceding the leadership of a prominent politician who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The study noted the increase in Green party support implied “for a notable portion of Jews, domestic priorities and liberal ideals surpass foreign policy concerns”.

In contrast, backing of Reform UK rose among the Jewish community from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in June 2025. Yet the increase lagged the 14% rise Reform UK enjoyed with the general public.

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

A lead analyst said: “Reform is more prone to appeal to male, more senior, orthodox, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to attract newer generation, secular and anti-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to note that it is also a component of a broader, wider pattern influencing the British public as a whole.”

Still, the “rapid increase in approval among the Jewish community for Reform – a organization whose language on immigration and national identity would normally be expected to distance diverse populations, like Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by the study.

“Significant parts of the Jewish electorate may move toward voices promising strength and certainty, regardless of past associations” when mainstream parties were seen as “weak or unfriendly”, it commented.

The analysis declared: “For the earliest occasion in modern UK Jewish records, approval of the Conservative and Labour parties combined has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in wider society too, it is not just a data outlier – it may indicate a fundamental change in the political views of Jews.

“Several factors appear to be fueling this splintering: the Gaza conflict and its divisive impact on Jewish attitudes; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, peaking with a notable terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a wider erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“Together, these factors are guiding Jews to political groups that deliver certainty – whether through mass rhetoric or far-left ideals.

“If ongoing changes persist … British Jews are predicted to become more politically polarised, causing more internal community tensions.”

The organization, which tracks demographic trends, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the study, named The end of two-party politics? New developments in the electoral choices of British Jews.

It discovered that in the election year, Jewish voters were more inclined than the wider public to back the leading parties, with 44% backing the Labour Party, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, versus 24% of the general population.

By mid-year, backing of Labour had dropped by 13% among British Jews, versus a 9% decline with the broader voter base, while approval of the Tories among British Jews fell by 4%, paralleling the general public. “Small and consistent” support for the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.