James Dobbin , KSG , KMCO ( 26 May 1941 -- 6 September 2014 ) was a British Labour Co-operative politician and microbiologist , who was Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Heywood and Middleton from 1997 until his death in 2014 .
James `` Jim '' Dobbin ( 26 May 1941 -- 7 September 2014 ) was a British Labour Co-operative politician and microbiologist . He was Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Heywood and Middleton from 1997 to 2014 .