UK Jewish Community Gravitating to Greens and Reform UK as Support for Major Parties Drops

Research has uncovered a new party division among the UK Jewish community, with support increasing rapidly for the Green Party – buoyed up by newer generation and non-Zionist Jews – while elderly observant men turn to Reform UK as faith in the leading parties “plummets”.

Approval of the Conservative and Labour parties among the Jewish community in Britain had dropped to 58% by July 2025 from almost 84% in 2020, based on a analysis from a respected demographic center, which noted it was “the lowest level we’ve observed by a significant margin”.

Generally, Labour has been supported by more “less observant” Jews while the Tories is conventionally favored by more “Orthodox” Jews.

Meanwhile, roughly 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were backing the Green party by June 2025 – which researchers described as “surprising” given its position on Israel, which it termed an “discriminatory system” in a decision at its 2024 national meeting.

Backing of the Greens increased 9% among the Jewish community between the 2024 general election and the following year, exceeding the 1% increase in approval of the Green Party among the general public over the identical timeframe, and predating the leadership of a well-known member who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis said the rise in Green party support implied “for a sizable segment of Jews, national issues and liberal ideals outweigh global matters”.

Meanwhile, approval of Reform UK rose among the Jewish community from 3% in the 2024 election to 11% in June 2025. Yet the growth fell behind the 14% rise Reform received with the wider electorate.

“The community is less inclined [than the wider electorate] to support Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to support the Greens [18% vs 7%],” the analysis commented.

A lead analyst noted: “Reform is more inclined to draw male, elderly, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more prone to draw younger, secular and anti-Israel …[but] it is essential to note that it is also an element of a larger, more general trend affecting the national electorate as a whole.”

However, the “rapid increase in Jewish support for Reform – a political group whose discourse on migration and patriotism would normally be expected to distance ethnic groups, such as Jews” was labeled “notable” by the study.

“Large segments of the Jewish electorate may lean towards leaders offering firmness and clarity, despite political history” when mainstream parties were perceived as “ineffective or opposed”, it added.

The analysis said: “For the initial instance in modern Jewish community history, support for the Conservative and Labour parties combined has fallen below 60%.

“Given that this is reflected in wider society too, it is not just a data outlier – it may indicate a structural shift in the political views of Jews.

“Three forces seem to be driving this division: the Middle East hostilities and its divisive impact on Jewish opinions; increasing hostility towards Jews, resulting in a notable security breach at a synagogue; and a wider collapse of trust in established parties.

“Collectively, these elements are pushing Jews to parties that deliver direction – either via popular appeal or radical progressivism.

“If recent developments endure … the UK Jewish community are likely to become increasingly divided, leading to further internal community tensions.”

The research body, which follows community changes, surveyed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the analysis, named The shift away from two-party support? New developments in the electoral choices of British Jews.

It found that in 2024, Jewish voters were more inclined than the general population to back the two main parties, with 44% favoring Labour, against 34% of the electorate as a whole, and 32% backing the Conservative Party, against 24% of the broader public.

By June, support for Labour had dropped by 13% among UK Jewish voters, against a 9% drop with the general public, while Conservative support among the Jewish community fell by 4%, equaling the broader population. “Low and stable” approval of the Liberal Democrats has moved from 8% to 9% among British Jews.