UK Jewish Community Shifting Towards Green Party and Reform Party as Backing for Main Parties Drops

Studies reveal a new electoral split within the UK Jewish community, with support increasing rapidly for the Greens – buoyed up by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while elderly observant men lean toward Reform UK as confidence in the leading parties “collapses”.

Approval of Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, based on a report from a respected demographic center, which commented it was “the lowest level we’ve observed by a wide gap”.

Traditionally, Labour is favored by more “secular” Jews while the Tories is conventionally backed by more “religious” Jews.

At the same time, roughly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were backing the Green party by mid-2025 – which analysts labeled “contradictory” given its position on the Israeli state, which it termed an “segregationist regime” in a vote at its 2024 party conference.

Approval of the Greens rose 9% among UK Jewish voters between the 2024 general election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% rise in backing for the Greens among the general public over the equivalent interval, and coming before the guidance of a leading politician who describes himself as a “devout” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis stated the increase in Green Party support indicated “for a significant minority of Jews, domestic priorities and forward-thinking principles take precedence over international affairs”.

Meanwhile, approval of the Reform Party grew among the Jewish community from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. However the growth fell behind the 14% increase Reform received with the broader voter base.

“Jews remain less likely [than the wider electorate] to vote for Reform [11% vs 28%], but more likely to vote for the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the study stated.

A prominent expert noted: “Reform is more inclined to attract men, more senior, traditional, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more inclined to attract newer generation, non-religious and anti-Israel …[but] it is crucial to note that it is also an element of a larger, wider pattern influencing the national electorate as a complete group.”

Still, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for Reform – a party whose rhetoric on border policy and national identity would normally be anticipated to distance minority communities, like Jews” was called “striking” by researchers.

“Large segments of the Jewish community may gravitate toward voices pledging resolve and clarity, despite political history” when mainstream parties were viewed as “ineffective or hostile”, it added.

The report declared: “For the first time in contemporary British Jewish experience, approval of the two main parties collectively has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in the general population too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may suggest a structural shift in Jewish political identity.

“Multiple drivers seem to be propelling this splintering: the Gaza conflict and its polarising effect on Jewish attitudes; rising antisemitism, peaking with a notable violent incident at a synagogue; and a broader erosion of faith in established parties.

“Collectively, these issues are pushing Jews in the direction of organizations that provide clarity – either via mass rhetoric or extreme liberalism.

“If ongoing changes persist … the UK Jewish community are predicted to become further split, prompting more strain among Jewish groups.”

The study group, which monitors community changes, polled 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the study, called The shift away from two-party support? Emerging changes in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.

It revealed that in the previous year, Jewish electors were more likely than the general population to support the leading parties, with 44% backing the Labour Party, compared with 34% of the general public, and 32% backing Conservative, versus 24% of the broader public.

By mid-year, support for the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among British Jews, against a 9% decrease with the wider electorate, while Conservative support among UK Jewish voters declined by 4%, equaling the general public. “Low and stable” backing of the Lib Dems has changed from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.