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

Research has uncovered a new party division across Jewish people in Britain, with backing growing quickly for the Green Party – buoyed up by younger and “anti-Zionist” Jews – while elderly Orthodox men lean toward Reform UK as confidence in the two main parties “plummets”.

Approval of the two major UK parties among British Jews had dropped to 58% by summer 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, according to a study from a leading demographic center, which commented it was “the smallest share we’ve observed by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically favored by more “non-religious” Jews while the Tories is historically preferred by more “religious” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly one in five Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were backing the Greens by summer 2025 – which researchers called “paradoxical” given its policy on the Israeli state, which it described an “segregationist regime” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Support for the Greens increased 9% among UK Jewish voters between the 2024 general election and the following year, outstripping the 1% growth in approval of the Green Party among the wider electorate over the identical timeframe, and coming before the leadership of a well-known member who states he is a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the increase in Green Party support indicated “for a notable portion of Jews, domestic priorities and forward-thinking principles surpass foreign policy concerns”.

In contrast, approval of Reform UK grew among the Jewish community from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in mid-2025. But the increase lagged the 14% jump the Reform Party experienced with the wider electorate.

“Jews remain less inclined [than the general population] to back Reform [11% vs 28%], but more likely to back the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the report said.

A lead analyst remarked: “Reform is more prone to draw men, more senior, orthodox, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to appeal to newer generation, unaffiliated and anti-Zionist …[but] it is essential to acknowledge that it is also part of a wider, broader shift affecting the British public as a entirety.”

Nonetheless, the “rapid increase in approval among the Jewish community for Reform UK – a organization whose language on migration and patriotism would typically be expected to alienate ethnic groups, including Jews” was described as “notable” by researchers.

“Large segments of the Jewish community may gravitate toward parties promising firmness and certainty, despite past associations” when established parties were perceived as “weak or opposed”, it added.

The analysis stated: “For the first time in modern Jewish community records, approval of the Conservative and Labour parties together has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is seen in the broader public too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may indicate a systemic transformation in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Several factors are fueling this splintering: the Middle East hostilities and its divisive impact on community views; rising antisemitism, peaking with a notable violent incident at a religious center; and a broader erosion of faith in established parties.

“Together, these issues are guiding Jews toward organizations that deliver direction – be it through popular appeal or extreme liberalism.

“If current trends continue … British Jews are likely to become increasingly divided, leading to further internal community tensions.”

The organization, which tracks population shifts, interviewed 11,000 British Jews for the study, titled The shift away from two-party support? Recent shifts in the political preferences of British Jews.

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

By mid-year, backing of Labour had slumped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, versus a 9% drop with the broader voter base, while approval of the Tories among British Jews fell by 4%, equaling the wider electorate. “Minimal and steady” support for the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.