UK Jews Turning to Greens and Reform Party as Backing for Main Parties Drops

Research has uncovered a fresh party division among British Jews, with support rising fast for the Greens – buoyed up by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while more senior traditional men favor the Reform Party as trust in the dominant political groups “collapses”.

Approval of the two major UK parties among the Jewish community in Britain had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, based on a report from a respected demographic center, which noted it was “the weakest support we’ve observed by a wide gap”.

Generally, Labour has been favored by more “secular” Jews while the Tories is conventionally backed by more “Orthodox” Jews.

At the same time, nearly 18% of British Jews (18%) were favoring the Green Party by summer 2025 – which researchers described as “surprising” given its policy on Israel, which it termed an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Approval of the Greens grew 9% among British Jews between the 2024 general election and the following year, exceeding the 1% rise in approval of the Green Party among the broader voting population over the equivalent interval, and coming before the guidance of a leading politician who identifies as a “devout” Jew but “non-Zionist”.

The report stated the increase in Greens support suggested “for a notable portion of Jews, national issues and progressive values surpass global matters”.

In contrast, backing of Reform grew among the Jewish community from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in mid-2025. Yet the increase lagged the 14% jump Reform enjoyed with the general public.

“The community is less prone [than the general population] to support Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to vote for the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the analysis said.

A prominent expert noted: “Reform is more prone to appeal to male, more senior, traditional, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more prone to attract younger, non-religious and non-Zionist …[but] it is important to acknowledge that it is also part of a wider, wider pattern affecting the UK population as a entirety.”

Still, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for Reform – a party whose discourse on migration and national identity would usually be predicted to estrange minority communities, such as Jews” was described as “striking” by researchers.

“Large segments of the Jewish population may move toward voices pledging resolve and certainty, irrespective of past associations” when traditional groups were perceived as “weak or opposed”, it added.

The analysis declared: “For the first time in recent UK Jewish records, approval of the two main parties together has dropped under 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in wider society too, it is not just a data outlier – it may suggest a systemic transformation in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Multiple drivers appear to be propelling this division: the Gaza conflict and its polarising effect on Jewish opinions; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, culminating in a notable security breach at a religious center; and a more general erosion of faith in established parties.

“Collectively, these factors are guiding Jews to organizations that provide direction – either via populism or radical progressivism.

“If recent developments endure … Jewish voters in Britain are predicted to become further split, leading to more divisions within the community.”

The organization, which follows population shifts, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the analysis, called The shift away from two-party support? Emerging changes in the political preferences of UK Jewish voters.

It revealed that in the election year, the Jewish community were more likely than the broader electorate to back the two main parties, with 44% backing Labour, compared with 34% of the total voters, and 32% voting for Conservative, compared with 24% of the wider electorate.

By summer, backing of the Labour Party had slumped by 13% among British Jews, versus a 9% drop with the broader voter base, while backing for the Conservatives among UK Jewish voters fell by 4%, matching the broader population. “Small and consistent” backing of the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among British Jews.