British Jews Gravitating to Green Party and Reform Party as Support for Main Parties Drops

Research has uncovered a fresh electoral split across Jewish people in Britain, with backing increasing rapidly for the Greens – propelled by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while elderly Orthodox men lean toward Reform UK as trust in the two main parties “plummets”.

Approval of Labour and the Conservatives among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from around 84% in 2020, based on a analysis from a respected policy organization, which commented it was “the weakest support we’ve observed by a significant margin”.

Traditionally, Labour is preferred by more “non-religious” Jews while the Tories is conventionally preferred by more “observant” Jews.

In parallel, almost one in five Jewish individuals in Britain (18%) were favoring the Greens by mid-2025 – which analysts labeled “paradoxical” given its position on Israel, which it labeled an “apartheid state” in a vote at its 2024 party conference.

Approval of the Greens rose 9% among UK Jewish voters between August 2024’s general election and June 2025, surpassing the 1% increase in backing for the Greens among the wider electorate over the same period, and preceding the guidance of a well-known member who identifies as a “devout” Jew but “not a Zionist”.

The report noted the increase in Green Party support implied “for a significant minority of Jews, domestic priorities and progressive values outweigh global matters”.

Meanwhile, approval of Reform grew among British Jews from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in June 2025. However the growth fell behind the 14% rise Reform UK received with the general public.

“Jews remain less inclined [than the broader public] to vote for Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more likely to vote for the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis stated.

A senior researcher said: “The Reform Party is more prone to attract men, more senior, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Green Party are more prone to appeal to younger, non-religious and anti-Israel …[but] it is important to acknowledge that it is also a component of a larger, wider pattern affecting the British public as a entirety.”

Still, the “sharp rise in Jewish support for Reform – a party whose discourse on migration and nationalism would usually be predicted to estrange minority communities, like Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by analysts.

“Significant parts of the Jewish population may move toward voices promising strength and clarity, despite ideological baggage” when established parties were viewed as “indecisive or unfriendly”, it noted.

The analysis said: “For the first time in recent Jewish community records, approval of the two main parties combined has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in the broader public too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may suggest a systemic transformation in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Several factors seem to be propelling this division: the Gaza conflict and its divisive impact on Jewish attitudes; growing anti-Jewish sentiment, resulting in a major terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a broader loss of confidence in established parties.

“In combination, these issues are pushing Jews in the direction of organizations that deliver certainty – be it through mass rhetoric or radical progressivism.

“If current trends endure … Jewish voters in Britain are expected to become more politically polarised, causing further divisions within the community.”

The research body, which follows demographic trends, surveyed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the study, called The decline of dual-party dominance? Recent shifts in the political preferences of UK Jewish voters.

It revealed that in 2024, Jewish voters were more prone than the wider public to vote for the two main parties, with 44% supporting Labour, versus 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% voting for the Conservative Party, compared with 24% of the general population.

By mid-year, backing of the Labour Party had dropped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, versus a 9% drop with the wider electorate, while Conservative support among the Jewish community declined by 4%, matching the broader population. “Small and consistent” backing of the Lib Dems has moved from 8% to 9% among the Jewish community.