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

Research has uncovered a fresh electoral split across Jewish people in Britain, with approval growing quickly for the Greens – propelled by newer generation and non-Zionist Jews – while elderly Orthodox men turn to Reform UK as faith in the leading parties “collapses”.

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had fallen to 58% by summer 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a report from a respected research institute, which stated it was “the weakest support we’ve observed by a significant margin”.

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

At the same time, almost 18% of UK Jewish voters (18%) were favoring the Green party by June 2025 – which researchers called “contradictory” given its policy on Israel, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference.

Support for the Green party increased 9% among the Jewish community between the 2024 general election and the following year, surpassing the 1% increase in approval of the Green Party among the broader voting population over the identical timeframe, and preceding the leadership of a prominent politician who describes himself as a “committed” Jew but “anti-Zionist”.

The analysis noted the growth in Green Party support suggested “for a notable portion of Jews, national issues and forward-thinking principles surpass international affairs”.

Meanwhile, backing of Reform UK increased among UK Jewish voters from 3% in summer 2024 to 11% in the following year. But the rise fell behind the 14% increase the Reform Party experienced with the broader voter base.

“The community is less inclined [than the wider electorate] to vote for Reform UK [11% vs 28%], but more likely to back the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the report stated.

A lead analyst remarked: “Reform UK is more likely to appeal to men, more senior, observant, and Zionist Jews; the Green Party are more prone to draw younger, unaffiliated and non-Zionist …[but] it is crucial to acknowledge that it is also part of a larger, broader shift influencing the British public as a whole.”

However, the “surge in approval among the Jewish community for the Reform Party – a party whose rhetoric on migration and patriotism would normally be predicted to distance minority communities, including Jews” was labeled “remarkable” by analysts.

“Significant parts of the Jewish population may gravitate toward parties promising firmness and certainty, regardless of ideological baggage” when traditional groups were viewed as “ineffective or hostile”, it commented.

The analysis declared: “For the initial instance in recent UK Jewish records, approval of the Labour and Conservative parties together has declined to less than 60%.

“Given that this is seen in wider society too, it is not just a numerical irregularity – it may suggest a fundamental change in Jewish electoral behavior.

“Three forces appear to be propelling this splintering: the Middle East hostilities and its polarising effect on Jewish attitudes; rising antisemitism, resulting in a recent terrorist attack at a synagogue; and a broader erosion of faith in mainstream parties.

“Collectively, these factors are driving Jews to organizations that provide direction – be it through mass rhetoric or radical progressivism.

“If current trends persist … Jewish voters in Britain are expected to become further split, prompting additional divisions within the community.”

The study group, which follows demographic trends, surveyed 11,000 British Jews for the analysis, titled The shift away from two-party support? New developments in the voting patterns of British Jews.

It revealed that in the previous year, the Jewish community were more prone than the broader electorate to support the dominant groups, with 44% backing the Labour Party, against 34% of the general public, and 32% backing Conservative, compared with 24% of the wider electorate.

By June, support for Labour had declined by 13% among British Jews, compared with a 9% drop with the general public, while backing for the Conservatives among British Jews declined by 4%, equaling the broader population. “Minimal and steady” approval of the Liberal Democrats has shifted from 8% to 9% among UK Jewish voters.