UK Jewish Community Shifting Towards Greens and Reform UK as Backing for Major Parties Drops

Studies reveal a fresh party division within the UK Jewish community, with approval growing quickly for the Greens – buoyed up by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while more senior observant men lean toward Reform UK as confidence in the two main parties “drops sharply”.

Approval of Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had declined to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a report from a prominent policy organization, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve documented by some distance”.

Generally, Labour has been preferred by more “non-religious” Jews while the Tories is conventionally favored by more “Orthodox” Jews.

Meanwhile, nearly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were supporting the Green Party by mid-2025 – which analysts described as “paradoxical” given its policy on Israel, which it described an “apartheid state” in a vote at its 2024 party conference.

Support for the Greens rose 9% among the Jewish community between the summer 2024 election and mid-2025, exceeding the 1% increase in Green support among the broader voting population over the same period, and coming before the guidance of a prominent figure who identifies as a “proud” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The study stated the growth in Green party support indicated “for a significant minority of Jews, domestic priorities and liberal ideals outweigh international affairs”.

Meanwhile, backing of the Reform Party rose among the Jewish community from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in the following year. But the rise lagged the 14% increase Reform enjoyed with the wider electorate.

“The community is less inclined [than the wider electorate] to support Reform [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to support the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the report said.

A lead analyst noted: “Reform is more prone to attract men, older, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more likely to draw youthful, non-religious and non-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to note that it is also a component of a broader, broader shift affecting the UK population as a complete group.”

Nonetheless, the “rapid increase in approval among the Jewish community for the Reform Party – a party whose rhetoric on migration and national identity would typically be expected to estrange minority communities, including Jews” was labeled “striking” by analysts.

“Significant parts of the Jewish community may move toward voices pledging strength and certainty, regardless of past associations” when traditional groups were seen as “ineffective or opposed”, it noted.

The report declared: “For the earliest occasion in recent UK Jewish experience, support for the Labour and Conservative parties collectively has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is mirrored in wider society too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may signal a systemic transformation in the political views of Jews.

“Several factors seem to be driving this division: the war in Gaza and its splitting influence on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, peaking with a notable terrorist attack at a Jewish house of worship; and a more general loss of confidence in traditional political groups.

“In combination, these elements are guiding Jews to political groups that offer direction – whether through popular appeal or radical progressivism.

“If ongoing changes endure … British Jews are expected to become more politically polarised, leading to more strain among Jewish groups.”

The research body, which follows population shifts, polled 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the analysis, named The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the voting patterns of British Jews.

It discovered that in the previous year, Jewish voters were more inclined than the general population to back the two main parties, with 44% backing Labour, compared with 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, against 24% of the general population.

By mid-year, support for Labour had dropped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, against a 9% decline with the general public, while approval of the Tories among UK Jewish voters declined by 4%, matching the wider electorate. “Small and consistent” support for the Lib Dems has changed from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.