As usual in these situations there is a few that shout louder than others. Certainly when I've spoken to a few CC lately they didn't seem to understand the situation. Spoke to one last week who said she only voted no because she was told to. She couldn't even explain anything of the last proposal that she had just rejected, but just did as someone told her.
I don't think you will get anywhere soon on route allowances (as has been suggested) either as don't these have to be approved by the Inland Revenue, which no doubt takes an age?