Eric Ogden was a miner and studied at the Wigan and District Mining and Technical College.
He served as a Liverpool Borough Councillor for the ward of Croxteth from 1959 to his selection as the parliamentary candidate for West Derby.
He was selected by over 80% of the West Derby constituency party to stand for election he defeated future MP Robert Parry.
At the 1983 general election, he sought re-election but came third with 18% of the vote while the Labour candidate Robert Wareing won.
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