British Jews Shifting Towards Green Party and Reform Party as Backing for Main Parties Drops

Research has uncovered a fresh party division within British Jews, with support increasing rapidly for the Greens – propelled by youthful and anti-Israel Jews – while elderly observant men lean toward Reform UK as trust in the dominant political groups “plummets”.

Approval of the two major UK parties among British Jews had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, as per a study from a prominent policy organization, which noted it was “the weakest support we’ve documented by a wide gap”.

Labour is typically supported by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservative party is traditionally favored by more “observant” Jews.

Meanwhile, nearly 18% of British Jews (18%) were backing the Green party by June 2025 – which researchers labeled “surprising” given its policy on Israel, which it described an “segregationist regime” in a resolution at its 2024 national meeting.

Support for the Green party grew 9% among the Jewish community between August 2024’s general election and the following year, surpassing the 1% increase in Green support among the wider electorate over the equivalent interval, and predating the guidance of a prominent politician who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the rise in Green party support suggested “for a sizable segment of Jews, domestic priorities and liberal ideals take precedence over foreign policy concerns”.

At the same time, support for Reform grew among UK Jewish voters from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in the following year. However the increase lagged the 14% rise Reform enjoyed with the broader voter base.

“The community is less prone [than the broader public] to vote for the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more likely to back the Green Party [18% vs 7%],” the study said.

A prominent expert said: “Reform is more inclined to attract men, older, orthodox, and Zionist Jews; the Greens are more inclined to attract younger, unaffiliated and anti-Zionist …[but] it is essential to recognize that it is also an element of a wider, wider pattern affecting the British public as a whole.”

Nonetheless, the “sharp rise in Jewish support for the Reform Party – a party whose rhetoric on immigration and nationalism would typically be expected to estrange minority communities, such as Jews” was described as “striking” by researchers.

“Notable portions of the Jewish community may gravitate toward parties pledging strength and direction, despite ideological baggage” when established parties were seen as “weak or unfriendly”, it added.

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

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

“Several factors appear to be propelling this fragmentation: the Middle East hostilities and its divisive impact on community views; increasing hostility towards Jews, culminating in a notable security breach at a religious center; and a more general collapse of trust in mainstream parties.

“In combination, these factors are driving Jews in the direction of political groups that provide clarity – either via mass rhetoric or extreme liberalism.

“If ongoing changes endure … Jewish voters in Britain are predicted to become more politically polarised, causing additional strain among Jewish groups.”

The organization, which follows demographic trends, surveyed 11,000 UK Jewish individuals for the study, called The end of two-party politics? Recent shifts in the voting patterns of British Jews.

It discovered that in 2024, Jewish electors were more likely than the general population to back the leading parties, with 44% backing the Labour Party, versus 34% of the total voters, and 32% backing Conservative, compared with 24% of the general population.

By summer, support for the Labour Party had slumped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, versus a 9% decrease with the wider electorate, while Conservative support among British Jews fell by 4%, matching the general public. “Minimal and steady” approval of the Lib Dems has shifted from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.