Former DUP leader Edwin Poots has failed in a bid to switch constituencies in the forthcoming Assembly elections.
Mr Poots, a current Lagan Valley MLA, had tried to secure a seat in the South Down constituency and was interviewed by party officers as part of the selection process on Friday evening, along with another candidate, Diane Forsythe.
In a statement following the interview process, a DUP spokesperson confirmed that Ms Forsythe would go forward as the party's preferred candidate.
