Support among British Jews for Labour and Conservatives drops to historic low, poll reveals

Support for the Labour and Conservative parties among British Jews has fallen to its lowest total ever recorded, according to a new poll by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research (JPR).

The survey, conducted in June 2025, found that just 58% of Jews surveyed expressed a preference for one of the two main parties—a dramatic drop from the 75-80% typically recorded in previous years.

The report stated: “For the first time in recent British Jewish history, support for the Labour and Conservative parties combined has fallen below 60%. Given that this is reflected in wider society too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may signal a structural shift in Jewish political identity.”

The main beneficiaries of this shift are the Green Party and Reform UK.

According to the JPR poll, “one in five Jews (18%)” now favour the Green Party, while Reform UK is supported by 11% of the community.

The report found, “support for the Greens 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. This rise predates the emergence of Zack Polanski, the Jewish non-Zionist leader of the party.”

It states “it is reasonable to assume that Jewish people’s recent increased associations with both of  these two parties is driven in part by their views on the war in Gaza their perceptions and  experiences of antisemitism in Britain, and indeed the nature and strength of their Jewish  identities.”

Support for Reform UK among British Jews rose from 3% in August 2024 to 11% in June 2025, although this was less than the 14% rise the party enjoyed within the wider electorate.

Rising antisemitism, the war in Gaza, and a broader decline in trust of mainstream parties appear to be driving this shift. The report noted,

“Given that this is reflected in wider society too, it is not just a statistical anomaly – it may signal a structural shift in Jewish political identity.”

Dr Jonathan Boyd, JPR’s Executive Director, explained the significance of these findings: “There are three key reasons why this report matters today. First, political polarisation anywhere is rarely, if ever, good news for Jewish communities. It points to a more fragmented, fraught and fractious political environment in which more populist and extreme ideas can take root, including antisemitic conspiracies, motifs and tropes.

“Second, the shift in Jewish political preferences that we see points to greater tensions within the Jewish community, and a decline in community cohesion. And third, it underscores key issues going on in the UK that should raise alarm bells everywhere – declining trust in mainstream politics and politicians, the growing appeal of simplistic answers to complex political issues, and the prospect of increased anger, uncertainty and division across the country as a whole.”

The report noted tha “Reform UK is more likely to attract male, older, orthodox, and Zionist Jews, while the Greens are more likely to attract younger, unaffiliated and anti-Zionist members of the community.

It added that in regard to moves away from the main parties “it is important to note that it is also part of a larger, more general trend driving the UK population as a whole.”

The report found that in 2024, Jewish voters were more likely than the general population to vote for the two main parties, with 44% backing Labour (compared with 34% of the electorate as a whole) and 32% voting Conservative (compared with 24% nationally).

By June, support for Labour among British Jews had slumped by 13%, versus a 9% decline in the wider electorate, while Conservative support fell by 4%—matching the national trend.

Support for the Liberal Democrats among British Jews remains “low and stable,” moving from 8% to 9%.