In 1919 he was general secretary of National Union of Police and Prison Officers.
[1] In 1926 he was elected to represent the Clapton Park ward on Hackney Borough Council, becoming the only Labour councillor on the council which was controlled by the Liberal and Conservative backed Progressive Reform Party.
[5] In 1934 elections to the London County Council were again held, and the Labour Party swept to power.
[7] Goodrich was elected to the borough council, subsequently made an alderman, and in 1935-1936 was mayor of Hackney.
[10] He only served one term in the Commons, retiring due to ill-health in 1950.