British Jews turn to Greens and Reform UK as support for main parties drops

"Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews had fallen to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020, according to a report from the Institute of Jewish Policy Research (JPR), which said it was the lowest level we've ever recorded by some distance. Labour is typically favoured by more secular Jews while the Conservative party is traditionally preferred by more observant Jews."

"Meanwhile, nearly one in five British Jews (18%) were backing the Green party by June 2025 which the JPR described as paradoxical given the party's stance on Israel, which it labelled an apartheid state in a vote at its 2024 Manchester conference. Support for the Green party grew 9% among British Jews between August 2024's general election and June 2025, outstripping the 1% rise in Green support among the wider electorate over the same period, and predating the leadership of Zack Polanski,"

Support for Labour and the Conservatives among British Jews fell to 58% by July 2025 from nearly 84% in 2020. Labour remains more popular with secular Jews while the Conservatives retain support among more observant Jews. Green party support reached 18% by June 2025, a 9% rise since August 2024 that outpaced its increase in the wider electorate and predated Zack Polanski's leadership. The Green rise is concentrated among younger, unaffiliated and anti‑Zionist Jews, indicating domestic priorities and progressive values can outweigh foreign policy concerns for a notable minority. Reform UK support rose from 3% to 11%, with higher backing from male, older, Orthodox, and Zionist voters. Jews remain less likely than the wider electorate to back Reform UK (11% vs 28%) but more likely to back the Greens (18% vs 7%).

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