UK Jews Gravitating to Green Party and Reform UK as Support for Major Parties Drops

Findings show a emerging electoral split within British Jews, with support increasing rapidly for the Greens – driven by newer generation and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while more senior traditional men favor the Reform Party as faith in the leading parties “collapses”.

Backing of the two major UK parties among the Jewish community in Britain had fallen to 58% by mid-2025 from around 84% in 2020, based on a analysis from a leading research institute, which stated it was “the smallest share we’ve observed by a wide gap”.

Generally, Labour has been supported by more “secular” Jews while the Conservative party is traditionally preferred by more “religious” Jews.

At the same time, nearly one in five British Jews (18%) were favoring the Green party by June 2025 – which analysts called “paradoxical” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it labeled an “segregationist regime” in a resolution at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Support for the Green Party grew 9% among the Jewish community between the summer 2024 election and the following year, outstripping the 1% increase in backing for the Greens among the general public over the equivalent interval, and preceding the guidance of a leading member who describes himself as a “devout” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The analysis stated the growth in Greens support suggested “for a significant minority of Jews, domestic priorities and progressive values take precedence over foreign policy concerns”.

Meanwhile, support for Reform UK increased among the Jewish community from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. Yet the growth trailed the 14% jump Reform UK enjoyed with the wider electorate.

“Jews remain less inclined [than the general population] to back Reform [11% vs 28%], but more likely to vote for the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the study commented.

A senior researcher noted: “Reform is more prone to draw men, elderly, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more inclined to attract youthful, secular and anti-Zionist …[but] it is essential to note that it is also a component of a broader, broader shift affecting the national electorate as a entirety.”

Nonetheless, the “rapid increase in approval among the Jewish community for Reform – a political group whose discourse on border policy and patriotism would usually be expected to distance ethnic groups, like Jews” was described as “remarkable” by analysts.

“Significant parts of the Jewish population may move toward voices pledging firmness and certainty, irrespective of ideological baggage” when mainstream parties were viewed as “ineffective or hostile”, it added.

The analysis stated: “For the earliest occasion in recent Jewish community records, support for the Labour and Conservative parties collectively has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in the general population too, it is not just a data outlier – it may indicate a structural shift in Jewish political identity.

“Three forces seem to be fueling this fragmentation: the Middle East hostilities and its polarising effect on Jewish opinions; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, peaking with a notable security breach at a Jewish house of worship; and a more general erosion of faith in mainstream parties.

“In combination, these factors are pushing Jews toward parties that offer clarity – either via populism or far-left ideals.

“If ongoing changes endure … Jewish voters in Britain are likely to become further split, causing additional divisions within the community.”

The research body, which monitors population shifts, interviewed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the study, named The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the political preferences of the Jewish community.

It discovered that in the election year, Jewish voters were more inclined than the broader electorate to vote for the two main parties, with 44% favoring the Labour Party, versus 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting Conservative, against 24% of the general population.

By summer, backing of Labour had slumped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, versus a 9% drop with the wider electorate, while approval of the Tories among the Jewish community dropped by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Small and consistent” backing of the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among British Jews.