Research has uncovered a fresh party division within Jewish people in Britain, with approval rising fast for the Greens – driven by younger and anti-Israel Jews – while older Orthodox men turn to Reform UK as faith in the leading parties “collapses”.
Backing of the Conservative and Labour parties among British Jews had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from around 84% in 2020, as per a report from a leading demographic center, which noted it was “the smallest share we’ve ever recorded by a significant margin”.
Labour is typically supported by more “less observant” Jews while the Conservatives is historically preferred by more “religious” Jews.
In parallel, nearly 18% of British Jews (18%) were favoring the Green party by mid-2025 – which analysts labeled “contradictory” given the party’s stance on the Israeli state, which it described an “discriminatory system” in a vote at its 2024 party conference.
Support for the Greens grew 9% among British Jews between the 2024 general election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% increase in Green support among the wider electorate over the identical timeframe, and coming before the guidance of a well-known politician who describes himself as a “proud” Jew but “non-Zionist”.
The analysis noted the rise in Green Party support indicated “for a significant minority of Jews, national issues and progressive values surpass global matters”.
At the same time, approval of Reform grew among UK Jewish voters from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in the following year. But the rise lagged the 14% jump Reform UK enjoyed with the broader voter base.
“The community is less prone [than the general population] to vote for the Reform Party [11% vs 28%], but more inclined to vote for the Green party [18% vs 7%],” the report stated.
A prominent expert noted: “The Reform Party is more prone to draw men, elderly, observant, and pro-Israel Jews; the Greens are more likely to draw youthful, unaffiliated and anti-Zionist …[but] it is important to recognize that it is also a component of a broader, broader shift influencing the UK population as a entirety.”
Still, the “rapid increase in backing from Jews for Reform UK – a organization whose discourse on immigration and patriotism would typically be expected to estrange ethnic groups, including Jews” was described as “remarkable” by researchers.
“Large segments of the Jewish electorate may gravitate toward parties pledging resolve and certainty, despite ideological baggage” when traditional groups were perceived as “indecisive or hostile”, it commented.
The report declared: “For the first time in modern UK Jewish records, backing of the Conservative and Labour parties together has dropped under 60%.
“Given that this is mirrored in the broader public too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may indicate a structural shift in Jewish political identity.
“Three forces seem to be driving this splintering: the Gaza conflict and its splitting influence on Jewish attitudes; rising antisemitism, peaking with a notable terrorist attack at a religious center; and a broader loss of confidence in mainstream parties.
“In combination, these issues are pushing Jews to parties that offer direction – either via popular appeal or extreme liberalism.
“If recent developments persist … Jewish voters in Britain are predicted to become increasingly divided, causing further strain among Jewish groups.”
The research body, which follows demographic trends, interviewed 11,000 Jewish residents of Britain for the report, named The shift away from two-party support? Emerging changes in the voting patterns of UK Jewish voters.
It discovered that in 2024, the Jewish community were more inclined than the broader electorate to vote for the dominant groups, with 44% backing the Labour Party, compared with 34% of the general public, and 32% supporting the Conservative Party, against 24% of the broader public.
By mid-year, backing of Labour had slumped by 13% among the Jewish community, against a 9% decrease with the general public, while approval of the Tories among British Jews declined by 4%, paralleling the general public. “Small and consistent” backing of the Lib Dems has moved from 8% to 9% among British Jews.
