Education
He was educated at Elan Village Primary School and Llandrindod Wells High School, and joined the family haulage business before embarking on a career managing a residential care home for the elderly with the local authority.
He was educated at Elan Village Primary School and Llandrindod Wells High School, and joined the family haulage business before embarking on a career managing a residential care home for the elderly with the local authority.
In 1995, he was elected to Powys County Council. In 2000, he ran as UKIP candidate in the Ceredigion by-election, coming fifth with 1.9% of the vote. He also ran for UKIP in the 2005 General Election, 2007 Welsh Assembly Elections and 2008 Powys County Council election.
Bufton was appointed to serve on the Committee on Regional Development, at the European Parliament.
In May 2013, Bufton announced his intention to stand down at the next European elections. He was replaced by Nathan Gill.
John Bufton"s political career began when he was elected onto Rhayader Town Council in 1987. In the 1997 General Election, he ran for the Referendum Party in the Montgomeryshire constituency. In 2009, Bufton became UKIP"s first Member of the European Parliament for Wales, picking up the fourth available seat from Labour, and pushing the Liberal Democrats into 5th place.