Agreement has been reached between the two main unionist parties to run a single candidate in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency in the UK general election.
Rodney Connor, who retired recently as Chief Executive of Fermanagh District Council, will stand as an independent candidate.
The Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Unionists have both decided to step out of the running.
The move comes after months of protracted negotiations between the parties to find someone to try to replace Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew, who has held the seat since 2001.
The issue had been complicated by the Ulster Unionists' electoral alliance with the Conservative Party and David Cameron's insistence that one of its joint candidates runs in each of Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies.
Outlining the compromise deal, Mr Connor said he would be prepared to accept the Tory whip at Westminster, but insisted that in regard to local matters he would vote in the best interest of the region.
'I want to be a voice for the people of Fermanagh and South Tyrone at Westminster,' he said.
'Through my work, over the years, I believe that I have already demonstrated a proven track record of delivering in the constituency for people from right across the community. I know what Fermanagh and South Tyrone needs and I believe that I am well equipped to help deliver it.
'Now more than ever it is essential that Fermanagh and South Tyrone has representation at Westminster. At a time of financial difficulties and recession it is vital that a constituency so far geographically removed from Westminster has its voice and influence maximised in the House of Commons,' he said.
DUP economy minister Arlene Foster, who had been due to run for her party in the constituency, said she was delighted Mr Connor would be standing as an agreed candidate and offered 'wholehearted and unqualified' support.
UUP Assembly member Tom Elliott has also withdrawn and offered Mr Connor his support in the interests of making 'every possible effort to ensure Westminster representation for the people of the constituency.'
The SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie criticised the deal. She claimed the Conservative leader Mr Cameron was guilty of propping up sectarian politics and reinforcing sectarian division.
Former UTV reporter Fearghal McKinney is running for the SDLP in the constituency.
