British Jewish Community Shifting Towards Greens and Reform UK as Backing for Main Parties Falls

Studies reveal a new party division among British Jews, with approval rising fast for the Greens – propelled by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while elderly observant men lean toward the Reform Party as trust in the leading parties “plummets”.

Backing of the Conservative and Labour parties among UK Jewish voters had declined to 58% by mid-2025 from around 84% in 2020, according to a analysis from a prominent demographic center, which noted it was “the weakest support we’ve observed by a significant margin”.

Labour is typically supported by more “secular” Jews while the Conservatives is traditionally favored by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly 18% of Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were backing the Greens by mid-2025 – which the study described as “paradoxical” given its position on the Israeli state, which it described an “apartheid state” in a decision at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Approval of the Green Party grew 9% among the Jewish community between the summer 2024 election and the following year, exceeding the 1% growth in Green support among the general public over the identical timeframe, and predating the direction of a prominent politician who states he is a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The report stated the increase in Greens support indicated “for a notable portion of Jews, home affairs and liberal ideals surpass foreign policy concerns”.

At the same time, approval of Reform UK grew among the Jewish community from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in the following year. However the rise lagged the 14% increase Reform experienced with the wider electorate.

“The community is less likely [than the general population] to support Reform [11% vs 28%], but more likely to support the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A prominent expert remarked: “Reform is more likely to appeal to male, more senior, traditional, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to draw youthful, secular and non-Zionist …[but] it is essential to note that it is also a component of a wider, more general trend influencing the British public as a complete group.”

Nonetheless, the “rapid increase in Jewish support for Reform UK – a party whose language on border policy and national identity would usually be expected to distance diverse populations, like Jews” was labeled “striking” by researchers.

“Large segments of the Jewish population may gravitate toward parties pledging firmness and certainty, irrespective of past associations” when mainstream parties were viewed as “indecisive or unfriendly”, it commented.

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

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

“Three forces seem to be propelling this splintering: the Middle East hostilities and its splitting influence on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a notable violent incident at a synagogue; and a wider erosion of faith in traditional political groups.

“In combination, these issues are pushing Jews to political groups that offer clarity – be it through popular appeal or radical progressivism.

“If ongoing changes persist … the UK Jewish community are predicted to become increasingly divided, causing further strain among Jewish groups.”

The organization, which monitors demographic trends, interviewed 11,000 British Jews for the report, called The decline of dual-party dominance? New developments in the electoral choices of the Jewish community.

It revealed that in the previous year, the Jewish community were more likely than the wider public to vote for the two main parties, with 44% backing Labour, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% voting for the Conservative Party, against 24% of the wider electorate.

By June, support for Labour had dropped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, against a 9% drop with the broader voter base, while Conservative support among the Jewish community declined by 4%, equaling the broader population. “Low and stable” approval of the Liberal Democrats has changed from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.